The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the United States Federal government agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment in the U.S. EPA leads the U.S. environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts.
EPA: develops and enforces environmental regulations to implement environmental laws enacted by the U.S. Congress; provides financial assistance to U.S. states to support their environmental programs; performs environmental research at 12 national research laboratories across the U.S.;sponsors over 40 voluntary pollution prevention partnerships and programs; advances environmental education efforts to develop environmentally conscious and responsible public; and provides international environmental programs in air, water and toxics in a variety of countries.
In Asia, EPA has developed a variety of programs, designed to build capacity for air quality management, including
- Urban Air Quality Management, Assessment & Demo Projects
- Vehicle and Fuel Projects, under the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles
- Clean Air Training Network for Asia
- Integrated Environmental Strategies project
[x ] Air quality monitoring
[x ] Air quality management
[x ] Stationary sources of air pollution
[x ] Mobile sources of air pollution
- China
- India
- Thailand
- South Korea
- Philippines
- Development of Inspection and Maintenance Program for Shanghai
- Urban Air Quality Management Training and Demonstration Project
- Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles: India Project
- Clean Air Training Network for Asia: CATNet-Asia
- China: Pollution Control from Combustion Sources: Advanced Re-burn System
- China Air Quality Modeling Pilot Projects
- Air Quality Management Assessment Project - China
- China Coal Mine Methane Commercialization Program
- Economic and Environmental Modeling Workshops
- Minimum Energy-Efficiency Standards and Labeling
- Emissions Trading in China
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke Outreach Project
- Partnership for Clean Indoor Air in China
- China-US Partnership in Industrial Pollution Prevention and Energy Efficiency
- Assessment of Mercury Emissions and Use in China
- Asia Persistent Organic Pollutants from Combustion
- Comprehensive Management of Unintentional Releases of Dioxins and Furans from Cement Kilns
- Promoting Voluntary Environmental Initiatives through Industry Trade Associations in the US and China
- Mobile Source Emission Testing
- Energy Efficiency Voluntary Endorsement Labeling
- Partnership for Clean Indoor Air
- Market Mechanisms to Improve Air Quality in India
- Power Plant Emissions Monitoring and Control Strategies
- Capacity Building for Lead Information Center
- Bangkok Diesel Alliance Project
- Cooperation with China Certification Center for Energy Conservation Products (CECP)
- Integrated Environmental Strategies – Beijing, China
- Integrated Environmental Strategies – Shanghai, China
- Integrated Environmental Strategies – Hyderabad, India
- Integrated Environmental Strategies – Manila, Philippines
- Integrated Environmental Strategies – Seoul, South Korea
- Integrated Environmental Strategies – China National Assessment
- Wind Technology Partnership (WTP)
- eeBuildings
- Urban Air Quality Management: Diverging Approaches to Controlling Particulate Matter
Jane Metcalfe
Coordinator, International Air Pollution Programs
Tel: ( +202 ) 564-6451
Fax No.: ( +202 ) 565-2411
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.epa.gov
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