The report presents the Environmental Protection Agency's Strategic Plan, which charts the course that it will follow in the coming years to protect human health and safeguard the environment. EPA's Strategic Plan describes our goals and objectives and discusses our strategies for achieving environmental results. It explains how we will work with our state, tribal, local government, and federal agency partners and with the many public and private organizations and individuals who support and contribute to environmental protection. Since EPA was created 30 years ago, we have made great progress toward a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. Today, however, the challenges we face look far different than they did even a decade ago, and the Agency's work has changed to meet them. We have found innovative ways to use market forces, reduce regulatory burdens, and streamline processes so that we can achieve better environmental results with less cost and complexity. We are changing the way we interact with our partners in state, tribal, and local government, and together we are using new and different kinds of tools to solve environmental problems. And we are supporting communities as they address local environmental issues, for example by improving our ability to provide data and information in innovative, interactive ways. Building on these creative approaches and the progress we have made so far, this Strategic Plan continues to encourage innovation to enhance existing programs and develop new strategies for achieving better and more cost-effective results. EPA looks forward to working with all of our partners as we pursue the goals set out in this Plan. Together, we can continue our progress toward a clean and safe environment and make a real difference to our families and our communities.

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