Environmental Protection Agency OIG

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...

Why We Did This Report During a July 2025 inspection of a nearby Superfund site, the EPA OIG visited the Eighteenmile Creek Superfund site to assess the quality of its institutional controls and risk communication. The EPA placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List and began...

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA’s grants workforce planning efforts are in accordance with federal requirements and address the workload for grants administered under annual and supplemental...

Why We Did This Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this evaluation to determine whether the EPA implemented effective controls during the selection of Track I grant awardees through the Community Change Grants Program within the EPA Office of...

Why We Did This Report The Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2003 requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General to perform an annual audit of the financial statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund. Summary of Findings We rendered an unmodified opinion on...

Why We Did This Report The OIG conducted this audit to determine whether the EPA appropriately identified and resolved improper payments during its annual review of the State Revolving Fund Program. Summary of Findings The EPA did not appropriately identify unknown and improper payments or properly...

Why We Did This Report The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-194, and Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-123, Appendix B, A Risk Management Framework for Government Charge Card Programs , directs each head of an executive agency with more than $10 million...

Why We Did This Report The Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-194, requires inspectors general to conduct periodic audits and assessments of purchase card programs and periodic audits or reviews of travel card programs at their agencies. Summary of Findings The U.S...

Why We Did This Report This report describes an issue that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General identified during its audit of the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act-funded IRL Council for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program grant program...