DoD and EPA sign Memorandum of Understanding to Increase
Sustainability of Military Bases

The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Dorothy Robyn, and EPA Assistant Administrator, Paul Anastas, signed an agreement that formalizes the partnership between the DOD and EPA to develop and implement technologies that will help create sustainable American military bases all over the world. Read the memorandum.

Research for the 21st Century

EPA is blazing a path forward to develop sustainable solutions to the nation's top environmental challenges.

The National Research Council published a report, Sustainability and the US EPA , which provides recommendations for achieving a sustainable future.

Working with partners and external stakeholders, EPA developed research frameworks in six priority areas that address the greatest needs of the nation for advancements in environmental research. The strategic research plans will be fully implemented in October 2011 after peer review.

Read the It All Starts with Science brochure (PDF) (2 pp, 815KB) to learn about EPA's six research priorities. Watch the It All Starts With Science video about how science protects us & our natural environment.

Research Priorities

• Air, Climate, and Energy
• Chemical Safety for Sustainability
• Homeland Security
• Human Health Risk Assessment
• Safe and Sustainable Water Resources
• Sustainable and Healthy Communities

Popular Resources

• Environmental Technology
• Grants and Fellowships
• Job Opportunities
• Models, Methods & Databases
• Science Advisor
• Science Inventory

Great Environmental Moments in Science (GEMS)

Using Biological Criteria and the Clean Water Act to Protect Coral Reefs
EPA researchers recently published a manual describing how to protect coral reefs from stressors.

Rabbit Food and Estrogen?
EPA and partner scientists investigate a potential solution for removing estrogen from wastewater.
How can rabbit food help?

Read more GEMS

Research Topics

• Clean Air
• Computational Toxicology
• Drinking Water
• Ecosystem Services
• Environmental Assessment
• Exposure Research
• Global Change
• Health & Environmental Effects Research
• Human Health
• Land Protection
• Nanotechnology
• Pesticides and Toxics
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management Research
• Science Policy
• Sustainability
• Water Quality