EPA Considers New Priorities for 2011-2013, Eyeing Environmental Justice, Marine Debris

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency has identified 15 enforcement areas as potential national priorities for the next several years, including new areas such as environmental justice, marine debris, and surface impoundments used to treat or store a variety of liquid and solid waste.rnEPA also is considering adding pesticide-related issues to its priority list and is looking at focusing on resource extraction in the energy and mining sectors, according to postings on the agency's website.