EPA protects people’s health and safeguards communities by assuring compliance with the nation’s environmental laws and by taking enforcement action when laws are violated. Every three years, EPA sets national enforcement initiatives to focus civil and criminal enforcement resources and expertise on serious pollution problems affecting communities. The initiatives were chosen with state and public input and support EPA’s six priorities.

Air

• Reducing Air Pollution from the Largest Sources
• Cutting Hazardous Air Pollutants

Energy Extraction

• Ensuring Energy Extraction Activities Comply with Environmental Laws

Hazardous Chemicals

• Reducing Pollution from Mineral Processing Operations

Water

• Keeping Raw Sewage and Contaminated Stormwater Out of Our Nation’s Waters 
• Preventing Animal Waste from Contaminating Surface and Ground Water