What the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does
Writes and enforces federal rules to protect air, water, and land from pollution.
Common misconceptions(3)
- Protects wildlifeActually: Wildlife and endangered species are handled by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (under Interior). EPA focuses on pollution.
- Runs national parksActually: National parks are run by the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior, not EPA.
- Controls climate policyActually: Climate policy involves many agencies — Energy, Transportation, Treasury, Interior, and EPA. EPA's role is regulating greenhouse gases as air pollutants.