EPA

Initialism of Environmental Protection Agency.

Proper noun

  1. Initialism of Environmental Protection Agency.
    • First the U.S. had to “show leadership” by promising to cut emissions, many self-styled climate hawks had argued during the debates over cap and trade and the president’s E.P.A. regulations, because then and only then...
    • Both the EPA and the HDOH received and submitted comments on the report without any mention of a need for permitting discharges from the wells. - 2020 April 23, “COUNTY OF MAUI, HAWAII v. HAWAII WILDLIFE FUND ET AL.”,...
    • The EPA collects emissions data from more than 20,000 industrial facilities across the country and has even developed its own state-of-the-art tool — the Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators model — to estimate the...

    Synonyms: USEPA

Noun

  1. Initialism of eicosapentaenoic acid.
  2. Initialism of English pale ale.
    • I’ve noticed that the chief distinguishing factor between American pale ales and their English counterparts is the hop taste — APAs all seem to finish with a metallic, grapefruit, or pine bitterness (it differs...
    • Beers brewed: CB's branded beers include Caged Alpha Monkey, Canandaigua Lake Pale Ale, EPA (English Pale Ale), Double Dark Cream Porter, and many seasonals and oneoff beers. - 2014, Lew Bryson, Don Cazentre, New York...
    • We had a bonus taster of an EPA, or English Pale Ale (IPA is Indian Pale Ale), which went by the name Rhythm Stick, and according my notes was delicious, and full of peachy aromas. - 2015 April 8, Bianca Coleman, “Craft...

    Coordinate Terms: APA IPA

  3. Initialism of enduring power of attorney.

    Coordinate Terms: LPA

Forms

EPAs