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EPA is one of the world’s leading environmental and human health research organizations. Science provides the foundation for Agency policies, actions, and decisions made on behalf of the American people. Learn more about research at EPA and environmental measurements and modeling, and the wealth of environmental data shared by EPA.

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Latest Science Matters Articles

  • In The Field: EPA Program Brings Environmental Experts to Rhode Island

    Environmental protection works better when we work together. EPA recently hosted state and Tribal environmental experts at the Narragansett, Rhode Island, lab to talk about collaborative research opportunities, science priorities, and cross-cutting issues.

  • New Biomarkers: Advancing Our Knowledge of Children’s Neurodevelopment and Chemical Exposures

    Methods for monitoring the impact of chemical exposures on the developing brain can be expensive and time-consuming. EPA developed a way to view a real-time assessment of brain health using microRNAs as a non-invasive biomarker from a small blood.

  • Community-Based Research in Rural Alaska Native Communities Informs Hazardous Waste Disposal Technology

    Managing waste in remote areas can present unique challenges. Read about how EPA researchers and partners produced a mobile app to help support backhauling needs for Alaskan communities and Tribes.

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