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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk News
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epa.gov looks legitimate based on our checks.

Likely safe. As always, check the address bar before entering sensitive data.

Security check
None detected
Visitors
Very Popular
Website age
29 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated Rescan available after 7 days

About epa.gov

epa.gov went online 29 years ago. It is hosted in United States. Its content suggests it is a News website. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#913). None of the security databases we monitor list it. Its connection is encrypted (padlock in the address bar) — good, though scam sites can have this too.

Key facts

Online since
Oct 2, 1997
Website age
29 years
Category
News
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
get.gov
Page title
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | US EPA

What we checked

Website age 29 years

The domain has existed for 29 years. Long-lived domains are less likely to be throwaway scam sites, although old domains can be bought or hijacked.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #913 among the most visited websites worldwide (Tranco list). Scam sites rarely reach this level of traffic.

Security databases None detected

No security vendor or threat feed we check currently lists this domain. New scams are often not listed yet, so treat this as one signal among many.

Hosting country United States

The website is hosted on a server in United States. The hosting location says little on its own, but it should fit where the business claims to be.

Registered with get.gov

The domain is registered through get.gov. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
134.67.21.34
Network
AS14298 · EPA-NET - Environmental Protection Agency
Certificate
OV DigiCert Inc
Certificate expires
Apr 24, 2027
Last changed
Aug 14, 2026
Response code
200
DNS A
134.67.21.34
DNS AAAA
2620:117:506f:15::f022
DNS MX
0 usepa.mail.protection.outlook.com
DNS NS
dcns1.epa.gov
dcns2.epa.gov
nccns1.epa.gov
nccns2.epa.gov
DNS TXT
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MS=ms7622314
adobe-idp-site-verification=6c7001ef-8126-4fbc-8fae83ee039b
adobe-sign-verification=24513cfcab0903ecf5de3fd467be1d7412df57793960e76577f9b27be8efc9ba
cloudflare_dashboard_sso=2c267daaf6145a0917c58fa43a085aee
google-site-verification=fUmsNQhzYYZmxo4WqfmBkmwUMlk1H9ns-cGuXfwx9IM
google-site-verification=pYOZ4IxrkFyFrh7YCNUqyfudsUvzkm_ArW_NYp2QQfs
iContact1869815

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