Protects human health and the environment. ensures protection from significant risks to human health and the environment. leads national efforts to reduce environmental risk ensures federal laws protecting human health and the environment are enforced fairly and effectively establishes environmental policy ensures all parts of society have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks promotes environmental protection, which contributes to making communities and ecosystems diverse, sustainable and economically productive and works with other nations to protect the global environment.