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Hazardous Waste: EPA Cleanup Requirements--DOD Versus Private Entities

NSIAD-89-144 Published: Jul 28, 1989. Publicly Released: Aug 29, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed whether the overlapping requirements of two environmental laws caused the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have higher cleanup standards for Department of Defense (DOD) installations with hazardous waste sites than for private sites.

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Natural Resources and Environment
Environmental lawstate relationsHazardous substancesInteragency relationsLaw enforcementMilitary facilitiesPollution monitoringPrivate sectorRegulatory agenciesWaste managementHazardous waste sites