About the Office of Air and Radiation
What We Do
- Acid rain.
- Climate change.
- Energy efficiency.
- Indoor and outdoor air quality.
- Industrial air pollution.
- Pollution from vehicles and engines.
- Radiation protection.
- Radon.
- Renewable Energy.
- Stratospheric ozone depletion.
OAR is responsible for administering the Clean Air Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act, the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Program, and other applicable environmental laws and programs.
Organization
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: (202) 564-1917
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
William Niebling, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air Quality Implementation
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: (202) 564-7400
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: (202) 564-1082
- Mail code: 6103A | EPA mailing addresses
- https://www.epa.gov/tribal-air
The Office of Air and Radiation includes:
- Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- Office of Atmospheric Protection
- Office of Transportation and Air Quality
- Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
What We Do
- compiles and reviews air pollution data,
- develops regulations to limit and reduce air pollution,
- assists states and local agencies with monitoring and controlling air pollution,
- makes information about air pollution available to the public, and
- reports to Congress the status of air pollution and the progress made in reducing it.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- AIRNow
- Air Quality Data and Tools
- Burn Wise Voluntary Program
- Criteria Air Pollutants
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
- Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
- Permitting Under the Clean Air Act
- Stationary Sources of Air Pollution
- Technical Air Pollution Resources
- Visibility and Regional Haze
Mail code: C404-04 | EPA mailing addresses
Location: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Managing the Quality of Environmental Information at OAQPS
About the OAQPS Quality Program
The OAQPS Quality Program is located in the Central Operations and Resources office and ensures that its Divisions follow and uphold EPA’s quality policy and standards.
OAQPS Organization
- Phone: 919-541-5616
- OAQPS Office of the Director
- Air Quality Assessment Division
Richard Wayland, Director- Phone: 919-541-4603
- Air Quality Policy Division
Scott Mathias, Director- Phone: 919-541-5310
- Health and Environmental Impacts Division
Erika Sasser, Director- Phone: 919-541-3889
- Outreach and Information Division
Anna Wood, Director- Phone: 919-541-3604
- Sector Policies and Programs Division
Penny Lassiter, Director- Phone: 919-541-5396
Office of Atmospheric Protection
What We Do
OAP is responsible for developing and implementing national and international programs related to restoring the stratospheric ozone layer, reducing interstate transport of air pollution, increasing energy efficiency and the use of clean energy, and understanding and addressing climate change. OAP both develops and implements its regional, national, and international programs alongside stakeholders from most economic sectors in the U.S., including commercial and residential buildings, the power sector, commercial products manufacturers and retailers, energy producers and distributers, and more.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Atmospheric Protection
- Acid Rain
- Clean Air Power Sector Programs
- Clean Air Status and Trends Network (CASTNET)
- Climate Change
- Climate Partnership Programs
- Energy Resources for State, Local, and Tribal Governments
- ENERGY STAR
- Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID)
- Global Methane Initiative
- Greenhouse Gas Inventory, U.S.
- Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
- Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown
- Hydrofluorocarbon Reclaim and Innovative Destruction Grants
- Methane Emissions Reduction Program
- National Recycling and Emission Reduction Program for Stationary Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
- Phaseout of Ozone-Depleting Substances
- Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program
- UV Index and Sun Safety
Mail code: 6201A | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
OAP Organization
- Phone: (202) 343-9736
- Clean Air and Power Division
Rona Birnbaum, Director- Phone: (202) 343-9076
- Stratospheric Protection Division
Cynthia Newberg, Director- Phone: (202) 343-9729
- Climate Change Division
Sharyn Lie, Director- Phone: (202) 564-1092
- Climate Protection Partnerships Division
Jean Lupinacci, Director- Phone: (202) 343-9137
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
What We Do
OTAQ’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources and the fuels that power them, advancing clean fuels and technology, and encouraging business practices and travel choices that minimize emissions. OTAQ’s programs address emissions from the range of mobile sources: cars and light trucks, large trucks and buses, farm and construction equipment, lawn and garden equipment, marine engines, aircraft, and locomotives.
- Assessing mobile source-related air quality problems and developing sophisticated modeling tools to develop solutions, measure results, and support emission inventories.
- Establishing national standards to reduce emissions from on-road and nonroad mobile sources of pollution.
- Implementing national mobile source standards through certification processes and in-use monitoring strategies.
- Developing fuel efficiency programs and technologies to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases from the transportation sector.
- Researching, evaluating, and developing advanced technologies for controlling emissions, as well as developing new strategies for improving fuel efficiency.
OTAQ's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory provides OTAQ with emissions testing services in support of rulemakings, certification, enforcement actions, and test procedures development.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Transportation and Air Quality
- View the complete list on key issues, websites and programs related to transportation, air pollution, and climate change page.
- View an A-Z Index of all transportation, air pollution, and climate change topics.
Mail code: 6401A | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C.
OTAQ Organization
- Phone: (202) 564-1682
- Assessment and Standards Division
Bill Charmley, Director- Phone: (734) 214-4466
- Implementation, Analysis and Compliance Division
Byron Bunker, Director- Phone: (734) 214-4155
- Testing and Advanced Technology Division
David Haugen, Director- Phone: (734) 214-4366
- Transportation and Climate Division
Karl Simon, Director- Phone: (202) 564-7918
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
What We Do
- Provides technical assistance to states and tribes through EPA's Regional offices, and to other national and international organizations having radiation and indoor air protection programs.
- Directs an environmental radiation monitoring program.
- Responds to radiological emergencies.
- Evaluates and assesses the overall risk and impact of radiation and indoor air pollution.
Programs and projects managed by the Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
- Asthma
- Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools
- Federal Guidance for Radiation Protection
- Indoor Air Quality in Tribal Communities
- Indoor Air Quality
- Indoor airPLUS
- Mold and Moisture
- Radiation
- Radiation Regulations and Laws
- Radiological Emergency Response
- RadNat
- Radon
- RadTown
- Smoke-free Homes
- Tribal Support for Radiation Protection
Mail code: 6608T | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C.
ORIA Organization
- Phone: (202) 343-9320
- Radiation Protection Division
Lee Veal, Director- Phone: (202) 343-9448
- Indoor Environments Division
David Rowson, Director- Phone: (202) 343-9370
- Program Management Office
Pamela Bullard, Director- Phone: (202) 343-9011
- National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory
Dr. John Griggs, Director- Phone: (334) 270-3401
- National Center for Radiation Field Operations
Karen Beckley, Director- Phone: (702) 784-8200