Under the direction of the Assistant Administrator, the Immediate Office performs a variety of policy, communications, resources management, and operational functions for managing the National Water Program. EPA’s structure is designed to enhance the execution of both established (e.g., regulatory development and implementation) and newer (e.g., Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, America’s Water Infrastructure Act, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act) programs, today and in the future. We protect water quality and habitats in 28 estuaries around the nation. OW is responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, and portions of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Ocean Dumping Ban Act, Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, Shore Protection Act, Marine Plastics Pollution Research and Control Act, London Dumping Convention, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and several other statutes. When the NNSA was established by the FY2000 National Defense Authorization Act as a semiautonomous agency within the Department of Energy, the Albuquerque Operations Office and its entire mission fell under the direction of NNSA.

Climate Resilience and Adaptation Division: CRAD coordinates the Agency’s work integrating climate adaptation planning into EPA programs, policies, rulemaking processes, enforcement actions and operations to ensure they are effective even as the climate changes. Subsequently, the Transportation and Safeguards Division (TSD) was established in 1975 at the Department of Energy’s Albuquerque Operations Office. The Office of Transportation Safeguards (OTS) replaced TSD. TSD modified and redesigned transport equipment to incorporate features that enhanced self-protection and denied unauthorized access to the materials. As a result, a comprehensive new series of regulations and equipment was developed to enhance the safety and security of these materials in transit. Laws and Regulations: ORPM maintains the Laws and Regulations website, which provides general information about the laws we administer, the regulations we are developing, and how we write regulations. Potential applicants are encouraged to engage directly with DOE’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) for no-fee, no-commitment consultations to discuss their proposed project and learn about LPO’s process before formally applying. OW helps the states and American Indian Tribes to build capacity, and water programs can be delegated to them for implementation.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the Office of Water works with the ten EPA regional offices, other federal agencies, state and local governments, American Indian Tribes, the regulated community, organized professional and interest groups, land owners and managers, and the public-at-large. Orlove, Raphael. “The Ten Fastest American Cars Ever Made.” Jalopnik. Climate and Sustainable Strategies Division: CSSD engages with trade associations, affinity groups and other organizations that represent a cross section of the American economy to address climate change and sustainability objectives. During World War II, NACA was described as “The Force Behind Our Air Supremacy” due to its key role in producing working superchargers for high altitude bombers, and for producing the laminar wing profiles for the North American P-51 Mustang. Elsewhere, and in slightly less disgusting news, the agency is still working to enable commercial space flight — and its often super-heavy Space Launch System rocket to take humans back to the Moon and, one day, Mars.

While this is the first launch event Microsoft has held since Nadella has taken the reins, you can be sure that the software has been in the pipeline for ages. While a fresh coat of paint can transform any area, choosing the right hue for your office is a big decision. While vendor battery life claims need to be taken with several grains of salt, Apple says its M2-powered MacBook Air can run for upward of 18 hours on a charge. And so then you could have a completely different building block, a completely different chassis for life. The benefits of hydroponics in space are two-fold: It offers the potential for a larger variety of food, and it provides a biological aspect, called a bioregenerative life support system. The Office of Water (OW) ensures drinking water is safe, and restores and maintains oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants and wildlife.