Environmental Protection Agency OIG

The OIG has concerns that immediate public notifications are not being made for drinking-water lead-action-level exceedances that may pose a significant risk to public health.

Implementing corrective actions on the open and unresolved recommendations contained in this Compendium could have potential monetary benefits of $74.6 million.

The EPA’s NCD lacks assurance that the new chemicals review process operates as intended and achieves its objective to protect human health and the environment.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this evaluation to determine whether the EPA has verified that its own laboratories are complying with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements for the management of hazardous waste.

The EPA Office of Water issued a policy memorandum in September 2021 that incorrectly advised states that they do not have to review single audits of nonfederal entities that borrow money from state revolving funds.

Without policies, guidance, and performance measures, EPA programs may not be addressing cumulative impacts and disproportionate health effects on overburdened communities. Such policies, guidance, and performance measures are critical to advancing the EPA’s environmental justice and equity goals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General conducted this audit to determine to what extent oversight of the benzene fenceline monitoring requirements by the EPA and delegated authorities ensures that refineries take corrective action and lower benzene concentrations when...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General initiated this audit to determine the extent to which the EPA followed its 2016 Policy on Elevation of Critical Public Health Issues when responding to evidence of drinking water lead contamination in the community water system for...

On May 11, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General,Administrative Investigations Directorate initiated an investigation into potentially improperexpenditures made by Dr. Katherine A. Lemos. The purpose of theinvestigation was to determine whether Dr. Lemos (1)...

This Semiannual Report to Congress reflects how the EPA OIG is achieving its mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct related to the programs and operations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation...