Special Message from the Administrator
Read Administrator Jackson's Anniversary Message about EPA's journey over the past 40 years and the environmental protection priorities that will guide the future of the agency.
40 Years of Achievements
For 40 years, EPA has worked to protect human health and safeguard our natural environment. Although there is still much left to accomplish, America has made significant strides in reducing the pollution that can threaten the air we breathe, the water we use and the communities we live in. Find out how far we’ve come...
40 Years in Images
View the images of our work in the past, present, and future through this pictorial tour of "EPA: Past, Present and Future".
Informing the Public
This video gallery highlights Public Service Announcements that were created to educate Americans about the air we breathe, water we drink and many more environmental issues that directly affect us all – watch and be in the know!
EPA@40 News
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Administrator Jackson attends Aspen Institute Unveiling of 10 Ways EPA Has Strengthened America Over the Past 40 Years. Read press release
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Read Administrator Jackson’s blog post It’s the Sustainable Economy in The Huffington Post.
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Watch Administrator Jackson's speech at the National Press Club about how environmental protection is good for economic growth.
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Read Administrator Jackson's profile in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People issue, written by the first EPA Administrator, William Ruckelshaus.
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Watch the Administrator's most recent late night appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Late Night with David Letterman. Part 1 | Part 2
EPA@40 Video
Watch this video montage of archival and contemporary footage that captures some of the most pivotal and memorable events of past 40 years of the environmental protection movement.
Pick 5 for the 40th Anniversary
Check out this video below, get ideas, and inspire others through Pick 5 International, a worldwide environmental action community supported by EPA and the U.S. Department of State. Forty years is just the beginning for environmental protection. Let's see what we can do together in the next forty.
