Environmental Protection Agency

Why We Did This Report The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 requires each inspector general to prepare an annual statement summarizing what the inspector general considers to be “the most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency” and to briefly assess the agency’s progress in...

Why We Did This Report We conducted this evaluation to determine the extent to which Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act supplemental funds are used for projects that improve resilience to physical and cyber threats and hazards. Summary of Findings The EPA has...

Why We Did This Report We conducted this audit to determine whether the Environmental Finance Centers, which are funded by annual and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act appropriations and perform work in EPA Region 4 states, are accomplishing the outputs and outcomes established in their...

Why We Did This Report We conducted this evaluation to identify state-level trends in Resource Conservation and Recovery Act enforcement data for large quantity generators from 2020 through 2024. Summary of Findings From 2020 through 2024, the EPA and some authorized states did not fully meet their...

Why We Did This Report We conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA is managing its Superfund special accounts properly and timely in accordance with applicable laws, policies, and guidance. Summary of Findings Based on our in-depth review of nine Superfund special accounts, we found that...

Why We Did This Report We initiated an audit to determine whether the EPA is awarding water funding for congressionally directed spending and community project funding, commonly known as “earmarks,” in accordance with federal and EPA requirements. While conducting work on this audit, which remains...

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General performed this audit to determine whether the EPA’s annual appropriations and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA, funds in the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, or CWSRF, Program are at risk from...

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General initiated this project to summarize findings from prior EPA OIG reports on the EPA’s management of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act funding for the 2022 Clean School Bus Rebates Program that could...

Why We Did This Report We issued this report to highlight the threat posed to federal facility Superfund sites and their surrounding communities by wildfires. Summary of Findings If these sites do not analyze wildfire risks, there is an increased risk that toxic contaminants may be released...

Why We Did This Report We issued this report to highlight the threat posed to federal facility Superfund sites and their surrounding communities by inland flooding. Summary of Findings If these sites do not analyze inland flooding risks, there is an increased risk that toxic contaminants may be...