Environmental Tobacco Smoke
RCED-93-77R: Published: Feb 8, 1993. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the public release by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of three draft documents dealing with environmental tobacco smoke. GAO noted that: (1) the EPA project manager responsible for the compendium sent a draft, without EPA management approval, to several external reviewers for review; (2) the external reviewer who wrote the chapter on heart disease released the compendium without EPA approval; (3) the author stated he released the compendium because EPA had released an earlier version of it under the Freedom of Information Act and did not believe he was releasing new information; (4) EPA does not intend to publish or perform any additional work on the compendium; (5) the Director of the EPA Indoor Air Division stated that additional work would not be performed because some of the compendium's data have become outdated and much of the remaining information was presented in the EPA risk assessment of the health effects of passive smoking; and (6) the risk assessment and the policy guide were not prematurely released and were made available for published comment when they were forwarded to the EPA Science Advisory Board for peer review.
Jan 15, 2021
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Environmental Liabilities:
NASA's Reported Financial Liabilities Have Grown, and Several Factors Contribute to Future UncertaintiesGAO-21-205: Published: Jan 15, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 15, 2021.
Jan 13, 2021
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Nuclear Waste:
Congressional Action Needed to Clarify a Disposal Option at West Valley Site in New YorkGAO-21-115: Published: Jan 13, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 13, 2021.
Jan 7, 2021
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Hanford Cleanup:
DOE's Efforts to Close Tank Farms Would Benefit from Clearer Legal Authorities and CommunicationGAO-21-73: Published: Jan 7, 2021. Publicly Released: Jan 7, 2021.
Dec 18, 2020
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Drinking Water:
EPA Could Use Available Data to Better Identify Neighborhoods at Risk of Lead ExposureGAO-21-78: Published: Dec 18, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 18, 2020. -
Recycling:
Building on Existing Federal Efforts Could Help Address Cross-Cutting ChallengesGAO-21-87: Published: Dec 18, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 18, 2020.
Dec 9, 2020
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Environmental Protection:
Action Needed to Ensure EPA's Enforcement and Compliance Activities Support Its Strategic GoalsGAO-21-82: Published: Dec 9, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020. -
Oil and Gas:
Onshore Competitive and Noncompetitive Lease RevenuesGAO-21-138: Published: Nov 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 9, 2020.
Dec 7, 2020
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Air Pollution:
Opportunities to Better Sustain and Modernize the National Air Quality Monitoring SystemGAO-21-38: Published: Nov 12, 2020. Publicly Released: Dec 7, 2020.
Nov 20, 2020
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Crude Oil Markets:
Effects of the Repeal of the Crude Oil Export BanGAO-21-118: Published: Oct 21, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2020.
Nov 19, 2020
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EPA Grants to Tribes:
Additional Actions Needed to Effectively Address Tribal Environmental ConcernsGAO-21-150: Published: Oct 20, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 2020.
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