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Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

set many standards covering a wide range of pollutants. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
More information is available from the EPA at Araiel Rios OPPORTUNITY ACT OF
Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,
D.C. 20460, (202)260-2090, or http://www.epa.gov. 1972
SEE ALSO Green Marketing The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (Public Law
92-261) of 1972 was designed to prohibit job discrimina-
tion for reasons of race, religion, color, national origin,
BIBLIOGRAPHY and sex. The term equal, however, must be interpreted
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2005). “EPA’s Mis-
sion.” Retrieved October 18, 2005, from correctly as it applies to this legislation. It does not mean
http://www.epa.gov/epahome. that every applicant or employee must be considered
EPA. “Frequently Asked Questions” (2005). Retrieved October equal in ability or competency. Rather, it means that the
18, 2005, from http://www.epa.gov/history. 1999. law looks at all applicants or employees as equals, who
EPA. “Research Programs.” (2005) Retrieved October 18, 2005, deserve fair treatment.
from http://www.epa.gov/epahome/program2.htm. Specifically, it requires that no applicant or employee
“About EPA” (2005) Retrieved October 18, 2005, from may be rejected from employment or treated unfairly
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/aboutepa.htm. solely because of race, religion, color, national origin, or
sex. The law requires that the most competent applicants
Val Hinton be hired and the most competent employees be pro-
Mary Jean Lush moted.

Donald Dickman, president of Black Males for Justice, leads a news conference outside the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission in Washington, D.C., April 19, 1999. AP IMAGES

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