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EPA to Increase Air Monitoring at Marine Ports

In a recent report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) describes steps the EPA should take to increase air monitoring at marine ports and neighboring communities. While not agreeing to...more

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Addressing Air Pollution at United States Ports: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 21st report titled: The EPA Needs to Address Increasing Air Pollution at Ports (“Report”)...more

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EPA Oversight of Synthetic-Minor-Source Permitting: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 8th report titled: EPA Should Conduct More Oversight of Synthetic-Minor-Source Permitting to Assure Permits...more

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Overdue Residual Risk and Technology Reviews/Clean Air Act NESHAP: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 25th Project Notification titled: Overdue Residual Risk and Technology Reviews (“Notification”) - The...more

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State Implementation Plans/Clean Air Act: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 14th report titled: EPA Has Reduced its Backlog of State Implementation Plans Submitted Prior to 2013 but...more

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After Months of Delay, EPA Quietly Takes Steps Toward Community Outreach on Ethylene Oxide Risks; OIG Once Again Urges EPA to...

Key Takeaways What: In late January, EPA took the initial step of posting status reports on 25 facilities previously identified as high-risk based on known ethylene oxide (EO) emissions and facility location. EPA has...more

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Ethylene Oxide/Informing Area Residents About Health Concerns: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Issues Management Alert

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 31st management alert titled: Prompt Action Needed to Inform Residents Living Near Ethylene Oxide-Emitting...more

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Particulate Matter Emissions/Stack Testing: U.S. EPA Office Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a July 30th report titled: More Effective EPA Oversight is Needed for Particulate Matter Emissions Compliance Testing...more

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Screening Air Emissions Data from Continuous Monitoring Systems: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a June 27th report (in the form of a memorandum) titled: EPA Effectively Screens Air Emissions Data from Continuous...more

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Air Toxics Emissions/Residual Risk: U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) in a December 17th memorandum announced a Project Notification titled: EPA Actions to Address Air Toxics Emissions Through Its...more

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Air Quality Dispersion Models Revision Process U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Report

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 5th report titled: EPA Can Strengthen Its Process for Revising Air Quality Dispersion Models that Predict...more

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Landfill Emissions/Air Permits: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General Project Notification

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a September 4th Project Notification memorandum (“Memorandum”) undertaking what it describes as preliminary research to: ...more

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Smokestack Emissions Testing and Reporting: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General April 10th Project...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued an April 10th Project Notification that it plans to: . . . begin preliminary research for an audit of the EPA’s oversight...more

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