EPA most commonly refers to the

United States Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it ...

. EPA may also refer to:

Environmental protection agencies/authorities

National government agencies/authorities

Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Ecology and Environment, formerly the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China, and prior to 2008 known as the State Environmental Protection Administration, is a department of the State Council of t ...

, formerly the State Environmental Protection Agency *

Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. It operates independently under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. H ...

* Environmental Protection Agency (Maldives) *

Environmental Protection Authority (New Zealand) The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) ( Māori: ''Te Mana Rauhī Taiao'') is New Zealand government agency (Crown entity/agent) It is New Zealand's national-level environmental regulator. Its vision is "an environment protected, enhancing ...

Scottish Environment Protection Agency The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA; gd, Buidheann Dìon Àrainneachd na h-Alba) is Scotland's environmental regulator and national flood forecasting, flood warning and strategic flood risk management authority.Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden) The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ( sv, Naturvårdsverket) is a government agency in Sweden responsible for proposing and implementing environmental policies. It was founded in 1967 and reports to the Swedish Ministry of the Environment ...

Environmental Protection Administration The Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan (EPA, ) is a cabinet-level executive agency responsible for protecting and conserving the environment in the Republic of China (Taiwan). This also includes, air quality, noise control, m ...

(Taiwan) *

Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency ( ur, , abbreviated as Pak-EPA), is an executive agency of the Government of Pakistan managed by the Ministry of Climate Change. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environmen ...

State government agencies/authorities

United States

California Environmental Protection Agency The California Environmental Protection Agency, or CalEPA, is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental qu ...

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) of the state of Illinois is the primary body concerned with the protection of the environment for the state. The Illinois EPA's mission is "to safeguard environmental quality, consistent ...

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government Ohio Rev. Code § 121.01 ''et seq.'' responsible for protecting the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with enviro ...

Australia

* Environment Protection Authority (South Australia), see *

Environment Protection Authority (Victoria) The Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is Victoria’s environmental regulator. EPA is an independent statutory authority, established in 1971 under the ''Environment Protection Act 1970'' (EP Act). EPA's role is to prevent and re ...

Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) Queensland's Environmental Protection Agency (abbreviated to EPA) was for some time a separate department of the Queensland Government, and, following 2009 State elections, became a part of the Government's larger Department of Environment and ...

Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia The Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia (EPA) is a statutory authority within the Government of Western Australia, established on 1 January 1972, which acts as the primary provider of independent environmental advice to the go ...

New South Wales Environment Protection Authority The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is an independent statutory authority that sits in the Environment portfolio as part of the Planning, Industry and Environment cluster. The NSW EPA was established as an independent governing Boar ...

Law and treaties

Emergency Powers Act (disambiguation) The title Emergency Powers Act has been included in the name of various UK laws: *Emergency Powers Act 1920 *Emergency Powers Act (Northern Ireland) 1926 *Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 * Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1940 * Emergency Powers ...

Environmental Protection Act (disambiguation) Environmental Protection Act or Environment Protection Act may refer to: Australia * ''Environmental Protection Act 1986'', which governs the Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia *''Environment Protection Act 1993'' in South Aust ...

* Economic partnership agreement, a free trade scheme between two countries *

Economic Partnership Agreements Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are a scheme to create a free trade area (FTA) between the European Union and other countries. They are a response to continuing criticism that the non-reciprocal and discriminating preferential trade agree ...

, a free trade scheme involving the European Union with the Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific countries *

Enduring power of attorney An enduring power of attorney (EPA) under English law is a legal authorisation to act on someone else's behalf in legal and financial matters which (unlike other kinds of power of attorney) can continue in force after the person granting it lose ...

in law *

Equal Pay Act (disambiguation) Equal Pay Act can refer to: * Equal Pay Act of 1963 in the USA * Equal Pay Act 1970 The Equal Pay Act 1970 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that prohibited any less favourable treatment between men and women in terms of pay and ...

* European patent attorney, a legal specialization for

Representation before the European Patent Office The European Patent Convention (EPC), the multilateral treaty providing the legal system according to which European patents are granted, contains provisions regarding whether a natural or juristic person (i.e., a party to the proceedings) need ...

* ''

Établissement public à caractère administratif An Établissement public à caractère administratif (EPA; literally translating to "public establishment of an administrative nature") is, in France, a public law legal person with a certain administrative and financial autonomy to fulfil a mission ...

'', a public law legal person in France

Organizations

* ''Europäisches Patentamt'', the German name of the

European Patent Office The European Patent Office (EPO) is one of the two organs of the European Patent Organisation (EPOrg), the other being the Administrative Council. The EPO acts as executive body for the organisation

in Munich, Germany *

European Pathway Association The European Pathway Association (E-P-A.org) is a European non-profit organisation which brings together researchers, managers and clinicians on the management concept of clinical pathways. The organisation works on the establishment of clinical c ...

, a clinical research organization *

European Privacy Association The European Privacy Association (EPA) is a Brussels-based lobbying group, founded in 2009. Its stated goal is "to enhance data protection and Internet freedom as fundamental principles of democracy." , Karin Riis-Jørgensen is chairwoman of the EP ...

, lobby group *

European Pressphoto Agency EPA Images , European Pressphoto Agency B.V. (EPA Images) is an international news photo agency. Images from all parts of the world covering news, politics, sports, business, finance as well as arts, culture and entertainment are provided by ...

, a news photo agency *

Eastern Provincial Airways Eastern Provincial Airways, also known as EPA, was an airline that operated in Atlantic and eastern Canada. At its peak, the carrier operated jet service with Boeing 737-200 aircraft connecting many communities that today only have scheduled pas ...

, a former Canadian airline *

Eastern Psychological Association The Eastern Psychological Association (abbreviated EPA) is a professional organization for psychologists in the Eastern United States. It holds annual meetings where members present their research findings to colleagues. Established in 1896, it i ...

Euronext Paris Euronext Paris is France's securities market, formerly known as the Paris Bourse, which merged with the Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Brussels exchanges in September 2000 to form Euronext NV. As of 2022, the 795 companies listed had a combined marke ...

, a stock exchange * ''Eesti Põllumajandusakadeemia'', now

Estonian University of Life Sciences The Estonian University of Life Sciences ( Estonian: ''Eesti Maaülikool'', EMÜ) located in Tartu, Estonia, is the former Estonian Agricultural University, which was established in 1951 and renamed and restructured in November 2005. Eesti Maaü ...

EPA Larnaca FC EPA Larnaca (, ''Enosis Pezoporikou Amol'') was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Larnaca. Founded in 1930 with the merge of two local clubs, Pezoporikos and AMOL, the club was a founding member of Cyprus Football Association and part ...

, a former Cypriot football club *

El Palomar Airport El Palomar Airport is a commercial and military airport in El Palomar, Argentina. It is the home base for the 1st Air Brigade ( es, link=no, Primera Brigada Aérea) of the Argentine Air Force, which is mainly a transportation unit. It is locat ...

, an airport in Argentina (IATA airport code: EPA) * Eglise Protestante d'Algérie, the

Protestant Church of Algeria The Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA french: Eglise protestante d'Algérie) is a federation of Protestant churches from the Reformed and Methodist traditions established in 1972 in Algeria. It is officially recognised by the government of Alge ...

Other uses

East Palo Alto, California East Palo Alto (abbreviated E.P.A.) is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of East Palo Alto was 30,034. It is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, roughly halfway between the cities of ...

, a city in California *

, Canada *

Eicosapentaenoic acid Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; also icosapentaenoic acid) is an omega-3 fatty acid. In physiological literature, it is given the name 20:5(n-3). It also has the trivial name timnodonic acid. In chemical structure, EPA is a carboxylic acid with a 20- ...

, an omega-3 fatty acid * ''Electrostatic Protected Areas'', see

Electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a sudden and momentary flow of electric current between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short or dielectric breakdown. A buildup of static electricity can be caused by tribochar ...

* English Pale Ale, beer in the

Dark Star Brewery Dark Star is a brewery in Partridge Green, Sussex, England. History Dark Star Brewery was established in 1994, brewing in the cellar of the Evening Star public house in Brighton. The beer ''Dark Star'' was originally made by Pitfield Brewery ...

range *

English phonetic alphabet A pronunciation respelling for English is a notation used to convey the pronunciation of words in the English language, which does not have a phonemic orthography (i.e. the spelling does not reliably indicate pronunciation). There are two ...

* EPA tractor, an emergency

tractor A tractor is an engineering vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery such as that used in agriculture, mining or construction. Most comm ...

* European Practice Assessment, pan-European development for quality management in primary health care * Class designation for

Reading electric multiple units The Reading electric multiple units were a fleet of electric multiple units operated by the Reading Company on its Philadelphia commuter rail lines. The majority were constructed by Bethlehem Steel in 1931–1933; American Car and Foundry delivere ...

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