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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 12-03-05 -- St. Bernard Perish President Henry Rodriguez Jr address FEMA employees from the Baton Rouge JFO on a New Orleans tour of the Hurricane Katrina Disasater. FEMA workers are touring the damaged Hurricane Katrina area to get a better idea of the maginatude of the disaster and a better understanding of how they can accomplish their misson. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo
[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 12-03-05 -- St. Bernard Perish President Henry Rodriguez Jr. and Captain Tom Atkin (USCG) and LOHSEP Rep's get ready to address FEMA employees from the Baton Rouge JFO on a New Orleans tour of the Hurricane Katrina Disasater. The FEMA workers are touring the damaged Hurricane Katrina area to get a better idea of the maginatude of the disaster and a better understanding of how they can accomplish their misson. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo
[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-13-06 -- New Orleans Fire Fighters fight a fire at a Hurricane Debris processing plant that was believed to be started by lightning. The New Orleans Fire Department had fire fighting equipment destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and FEMA is replacing some of that equipment under it's fire fighting equipment program. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo
[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, November 29, 2005 -- Scott Wells Federal Coordinating Officer addresses FEMA employees from the Baton Rouge JFO during a New Orleans tour of Hurricane Katrina Disaster. The FEMA workers are touring the Hurricane Katrina affected areas to get an idea of the maginatude of the disaster and an understanding of how they can better accomplish their mission. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo
[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 12-03-05 -- Jackie Gladish, Ops Chief; Steve Adukaitus, Deputy FCO look at peeling lead paint in a home flooded from Hurricane Katrina. The FEMA workers are touring the damaged Hurricane Katrina area to get a better idea of the maginatude of the disaster and a better understanding of how they can accomplish their misson. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo
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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 1-13-06 -- Workers from the EPA were on the scene helping the New Orleans Fire Department when a fire broke out at this Hurricane Katrina debris processing plant. The EPA, funded by FEMA, are working to identify, monitor, and clean up any hazards. MARVIN NAUMAN/FEMA photo
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
In the 1950s and through the 1960s public concern about the impact that human activity could have on the environment increased. President Nixon signed NEPA into law on January 1, 1970. NEPA required that a detailed statement of environmental impacts be prepared for all major federal actions significantly affecting the environment. Six months later, On July 9, 1970, Nixon proposed an executive reorganization that consolidated many environmental responsibilities of the federal government under one agency, a new Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA was created 90 days before it had to operate, and officially opened its doors on December 2, 1970. The burning Cuyahoga River in 1969 had led to a national outcry. A federal grand jury investigation of water pollution allegedly being caused by about 12 companies in northeastern Ohio began leading to a filing of a lawsuit against the Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation for discharging substantial quantities of cyanide into the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland. Congress enacted the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, known as the Clean Water Act. Since that, EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment. Our priorities are Making a Visible Difference in Communities across the Country, Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality, Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety, Launching a New Era of State, Tribal and Local Partnerships, Embracing EPA as a High Performing Organization, and Working Toward a Sustainable Future.