Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency (or EPA) is an public arm of the United States Federal Government supposedly involved in the creation and enforcement of regulations impacting and protecting nature that it may be used adequately by future generations. At least, that’s what they want you to think.

The EPA and Secret Government
One would imagine that because of the nature of the Secret Government and their centuries-long war with the Cult of Ibis that you would be able to trust them to some degree to act like an ally, but this is not always the case. Though we share a common enemy, they do not respect the authority of the Unpersons and agencies within it often have a high degree of autonomy.

Further, to retain its shadowy status the Secret Government must maintain the veil of secrecy surrounding the true nature of the publicly visible United States Government. Due to this, it is not unheard of for elements within the Surface Government to go rogue from the orders of the Secret Government and leave the Secret Government with few avenues of repercussion. You can’t send the apparatus of civil service to war against itself without drawing the notice of the common folk.

The EPA and Unpersons
The EPA, of course, is the largest and most powerful of these splinter organizations, and their betrayal is greater than any others. They have not only ceased to fight the Nemesis, they have even begun hunting down Unpersons. In recent years they have turned their attention on the Neur0manc3r, forcing him to stay on the move, under the radar, and off the grid.

Their motivation in pursuing Unpersons is unknown, though it is possible (and likely, even) that they have been corrupted by the fungus in some way. It should be impossible for a public-facing government official or agent to be taken by the fungus, but the possibility cannot be ruled out. They first came to the Neur0manc3r claiming to have detected high amounts of lithium and unhealthy concentrations of plastics in water supplies near his campsites. And this story would have worked on somebody less acquainted with the positive effects of plastics and volatile minerals and the Government's equal knowledge of it. They would not be concerned about chemical concentrations, if anything they would applaud it.

While he has managed to elude their forces for now, the dark forces at work within the EPA seem to be tracking him, and a number of his device disposal sites have been raided and searched. They will find nothing of course, as the digital security prowess of the Neur0manc3r is second to none. What the fire doesn’t destroy the creek always takes away.