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Environmental Protection: Information Used for Defense Environmental Management

NSIAD-97-135 Published: Jun 11, 1997. Publicly Released: Jul 11, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on certain aspects of the Department of Defense's (DOD) environmental compliance and cleanup activities, focusing on the: (1) extent to which DOD components are meeting requirements to provide data on the cost and status of compliance projects; and (2) relative risk characteristics DOD uses to determine priorities for site cleanup.

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Defense budgetsEnvironment evaluationEnvironmental lawEnvironmental policiesHazardous substancesHealth hazardsMilitary facilitiesPollution controlReporting requirementsWaste disposal