| Principles
of "a better way" |
- National standards, neighborhood solutions
- Reward results, not programs
- Collaboration, not polarization
- Lead with science and technology
- Markets before mandates
- Solutions transcend political boundaries
- Assure compliance, enforce the law
- Science for facts, process for priorities
- Consider benefits and costs
- Change a heart, change a nation
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Clean the Air
- Significantly improve the nation’s health by working
with states to implement our new more stringent air quality
standards for ozone and fine particles
- Reduce emissions of NOx and SO2 from coal-fired power plants
by approximately 70% by finalizing the Interstate Air Quality
Rule
- Decrease mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants
by 70% by finalizing the Utility Mercury Reduction Rule
- Cut diesel emissions by finalizing the non-road diesel rule
and implementing the Clean School Bus initiative
Clean and protect the water
- Create improved water-monitoring networks to keep water
clean, safe and secure
- Ensure no net loss of wetlands
- Restore watersheds and coastal waters
Recycle and renew polluted land
- Restore urban communities by redeveloping abandoned brownfield
sites in each state
Make compliance our enforcement objective
- Apply consistent and certain enforcement to motivate compliance
- Make enforcement decisions using multiple factors, including
available resources and desired environmental benefit
Develop EPA's collaborative networks for environmental problem-solving
- Inventory, analyze, replicate and teach about successful
collaborative networks
- Create regional collaborations of national significance for
air and water quality improvement
- Champion the Earth Observing System and foster partnerships,
like Climate Leaders, to address climate change
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| 500
days with a 5,000-day horizon |
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“The
President has charged me to take action to ensure
our air is cleaner, our water is purer, and our land
is better protected, all while affirming our economic
competitiveness. This charge defines his passion,
the mission of the Environmental Protection Agency
and my stewardship as Administrator. ”
- Mike Leavitt
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Protect the culture of rural America with innovative approaches
to environmental protection
- Assure that endangered species are protected from pesticides,
while making certain that farmers and communities have the
pest control tools they need
Advance the President's legislative priorities for EPA
- Pass Clear Skies legislation
- Elevate EPA to permanent cabinet-level status
- Ratify the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Treaty
- Ratify the Marine Pollution (MARPOL) Treaty Annex to reduce
air pollution from ships
Capitalize on the stature and convening powers of the United
States to improve the global environment
- Develop relationships with environmental ministers from the
international community
- Initiate collaborative opportunities with other nations
Manage resources wisely
- Value and reward EPA’s diverse and talented workforce
- Implement the President’s management agenda
- Manage human capital strategically
- Improve financial management
- Integrate budget and performance
- Expand e-government
- Implement competitive sourcing
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