Pollution Control:
Information on Chemical Industry Safety Equipment Expenditures
RCED-86-70FS: Published: Dec 20, 1985. Publicly Released: Jan 21, 1986.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on capital and operating expenditures for pollution control equipment for the chemical and allied products industry.
GAO provided information that was compiled by the Department of Commerce for the years 1977 through 1983 for the United States and seven states. GAO noted that: (1) it did not verify the accuracy of the data; and (2) accidental releases of hazardous pollutants accounted for only a fraction of the expenditures identified. GAO found that nationwide, the industry incurred over $2 billion in pollution abatement operating costs and over $395 million in pollution abatement capital costs in 1983. The industry's capital costs for pollution abatement have been decreasing since 1977, while its operating costs for pollution abatement have been steadily increasing.
Sep 26, 2018
Drinking Water:
Status of DOD Efforts to Address Drinking Water Contaminants Used in Firefighting FoamGAO-18-700T: Published: Sep 26, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 26, 2018.
Sep 21, 2018
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Drinking Water:
Approaches For Identifying Lead Service Lines Should Be Shared With All StatesGAO-18-620: Published: Sep 21, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 21, 2018.
Sep 14, 2018
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Federal Timber Sales:
Forest Service and BLM Should Review Their Regulations and Policies Related to Timber Export and SubstitutionGAO-18-593: Published: Aug 15, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 14, 2018.
Sep 5, 2018
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Native American Cultural Property:
Additional Agency Actions Needed to Assist Tribes with Repatriating Items from Overseas AuctionsGAO-18-537: Published: Aug 6, 2018. Publicly Released: Sep 5, 2018.
Aug 24, 2018
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Columbia River Basin:
Additional Federal Actions Would Benefit Restoration EffortsGAO-18-561: Published: Aug 24, 2018. Publicly Released: Aug 24, 2018.
Aug 16, 2018
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San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed:
Wide Range of Restoration Efforts Need Updated Federal Reporting and Coordination RolesGAO-18-473: Published: Aug 16, 2018. Publicly Released: Aug 16, 2018.
Jul 19, 2018
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Puget Sound Restoration:
Additional Actions Could Improve Assessments of ProgressGAO-18-453: Published: Jul 19, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 19, 2018.
Jul 17, 2018
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K-12 Education:
Lead Testing of School Drinking Water Would Benefit from Improved Federal GuidanceGAO-18-382: Published: Jul 5, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 2018.
Jul 12, 2018
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Long Island Sound Restoration:
Improved Reporting and Cost Estimates Could Help Guide Future EffortsGAO-18-410: Published: Jul 12, 2018. Publicly Released: Jul 12, 2018.
Jun 19, 2018
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Oil and Gas Lease Management:
BLM Could Improve Oversight of Lease Suspensions with Better Data and Monitoring ProceduresGAO-18-411: Published: Jun 4, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 19, 2018.
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