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EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) (2008 Final Report)
Citation:
U.S. EPA. EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) (2008 Final Report). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/R-07/045F (NTIS PB2008-112484), 2008.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose of EPA’s ROE 2007 is to compile the most reliable indicators currently available that help answer a series of questions about trends in the environment and human health that EPA believes are of critical importance to its mission and to the national interest.
Description:
EPA released the final report, EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment (EPA 2008 ROE), a science-based report that answers questions about recent trends in human health and the environment. This report aids the American people with an important resource from which they can better understand trends in the condition of the air, water, land, and human health of the United States.
This report uses scientifically sound measures, called indicators, to address fundamental questions relevant to the EPA's mission to protect the environment and human health. To accomplish its mission to protect human health and the environment, EPA must pay close attention to trends in the condition of the Nation's environment. This kind of information, which is captured in EPA's 2008 ROE, can help EPA to prioritize its work and to focus on human health and ecological activities that can lead to improvements in the conditions of the Nation's environment.
URLs/Downloads:
EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment (Final Report) (PDF, 366 pp, 30027 KB, about PDF)Appendix A: Acronyms and Glossary (PDF, 9 pp, 198 KB, about PDF)
Appendix B: Development of EPA ’s 2008 ROE (PDF, 3 pp, 288 KB, about PDF)
Appendix C: Comparison of Indicators Used in EPA 's 2008 ROE and the 2003 Draft ROE (PDF, 15 pp, 265 KB, about PDF)
EPA 2008 ROE Press Conference Notice
EPA 2008 ROE Brochure (PDF, 4 pp, 3072 KB, about PDF)
EPA's 2008 Report on the Environment: Highlights of National Trends
News Release (5/20/08)
Press Conf. Announcement (5/20/08)
Regional Announcement (5/20/08)
Report Announcement (5/20/2008)