Research, investigations, training, and information

in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, conduct and promote the coordination and acceleration of, research, investigations, experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution;

( June 30, 1948, ch. 758 , title I, § 104, as added Pub. L. 92–500, § 2 , Oct. 18, 1972 , 86 Stat. 819 ; amended Pub. L. 93–207, § 1(1) , Dec. 28, 1973 , 87 Stat. 906 ; Pub. L. 93–592, § 1 , Jan. 2, 1975 , 88 Stat. 1924 ; Pub. L. 95–217 , §§ 4(a), (b), 6, 7, Dec. 27, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1566 , 1567; Pub. L. 95–576, § 1(a) , Nov. 2, 1978 , 92 Stat. 2467 ; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b) , Oct. 17, 1979 , 93 Stat. 695 ; Pub. L. 96–483, § 1(a) , Oct. 21, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2360 ; Pub. L. 100–4, title I , §§ 101(a), 102, Feb. 4, 1987 , 101 Stat. 8 , 9; Pub. L. 102–154, title I , Nov. 13, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1000 ; Pub. L. 105–362, title V, § 501(a)(1) , (d)(2)(A), Nov. 10, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3283 ; Pub. L. 106–284, § 3(a) , Oct. 10, 2000 , 114 Stat. 871 ; Pub. L. 107–303, title III, § 302(b)(1) , Nov. 27, 2002 , 116 Stat. 2361 ; Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, § 4103 , Oct. 23, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3872 ; Pub. L. 117–58, div. E, title II , §§ 50201(a), 50210(a)(2), Nov. 15, 2021 , 135 Stat. 1158 , 1169.)