The people of the United States and the world owe the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) a debt of gratitude for preserving, protecting, and defending human health and the environment for the past half century. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. EPA, there are two truths about the agency that are difficult to deny: (1) U.S. EPA and its people constitute a renowned agency that has greatly improved both environmental and public health in the United States, and has served as the leading model for nations around the world; and (2) the approaches, tools, structures, and legal frameworks that created the achievements of the U.S. EPA must evolve—and grow—to deal with the issues facing the country and the planet in the next 50 years. Building on the creativity, innovation, and brilliance of individuals and groups working at the U.S. EPA over the course of the last half century, we present 10 recommendations organized in three areas: organization, paradigms, and strategies and tools. Underlying these recommendations are the frameworks of sustainability and systems thinking and guiding these recommendations is the goal of evolving the Environmental Protection Agency to the Environmental Prosperity Agency.

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从保护走向繁荣：未来50年美国环境保护局的发展

在过去的半个世纪中，美国和世界人民欠美国环境保护署（US EPA）的债务，以维护，保护和捍卫人类健康与环境。在庆祝美国EPA成立50周年之际，关于该机构的两个事实难以否认：（1）美国EPA及其人民是一个著名的机构，极大地改善了美国环保署的环境和公共卫生。美国，并已成为世界各国的领先典范；（2）创造美国EPA成就的方法，工具，结构和法律框架必须发展和壮大，以应对未来50年美国和地球面临的问题。以创造力，创新为基础，在过去半个世纪中，由于在美国EPA工作的个人和团体的光彩，我们提出了10条建议，分三个方面进行组织：组织，范式以及策略和工具。这些建议的基础是可持续性和系统思考的框架，指导这些建议是将环境保护局发展为环境繁荣局的目标。