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Date Oct. 7, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-11-100 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2010 Report to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WEAPONS National Nuclear Security Administration Needs to Ensure Continued Availability of Tritium for the Weapons Stockpile GAO-11-100 October 2010 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-11-100, a report to the Subcommittee on Strategi... |
Date Aug. 12, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-769 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
August 2010 Report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate PERCHLORATE Occurrence Is Widespread but at Varying Levels; Federal Agencies Have Taken Some Actions to Respond to and Lessen Releases GAO-10-769 August 2010 Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-769, a report to the Ranking Member, Committee on Environment ... |
Date May 25, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-549 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2010 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate NANOTECHNOLOGY Nanomaterials Are Widely Used in Commerce, but EPA Faces Challenges in Regulating Risk GAO-10-549 May 2010 NANOTECHNOLOGY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-549, a report to Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate Accountabi... |
Date April 14, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-617R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 14, 2010 The Honorable Carl Levin Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services United States Senate The Honorable Ike Skelton Chairman The Honorable Howard P. “Buck” McKeon Ranking Member Committee on Armed Services House of Representatives Subject: Rare Earth Materials in the Defense Sup... |
Date Feb. 4, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-419T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, February 4, 2010 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate BIOMONITORING EPA Could Make Better Use of Biomonitoring Data
Statement of John Stephenson, Director Natural Resources and Environment ... |
Date Dec. 2, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-292T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Testimony Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate CHEMICAL REGULATION Observations on Improving the Toxic Substances Control Act
Statement of John Stephenson, Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-10-292T December 2, 2009 CHEMICAL REGUL... |
Date Oct. 8, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-10-47 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
October 2009 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate CLEAN AIR ACT Mercury Control Technologies at Coal-Fired Power Plants Have Achieved Substantial Emissions Reductions GAO-10-47 October 2009 CLEAN AIR ACT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-10-47, a report to the Chair... |
Date June 11, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-774T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 11, 2009 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives EPA CHEMICAL ASSESSMENTS Process Reforms Offer the Potential to Address Key Problems
Statement of John B. Stephenson, Director Natural Resources a... |
Date June 9, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-773T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 9, 2009 Testimony Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY EPA’s Efforts to Enhance the Credibility and Transparency of Its Scientific Processes
Statement of John B. Stephenson, Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-09-773T June... |
Date March 4, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-434 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2009 Report to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Major Management Challenges GAO-09-434 March 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-434, a report to the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and... |
Date Sept. 18, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-1168T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Thursday, September 18, 2008 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives EPA SCIENCE New Assessment Process Further Limits the Credibility and Timeliness of EPA's Assessments of Toxic Chemicals
Statement of John B. S... |
Date June 30, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-793 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2008 Report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives NUCLEAR WASTE DOE Lacks Critical Information Needed to Assess Its Tank Management Strategy at Hanford GAO-08-793 June 2008 NUCLEAR WASTE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-793, a report to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water De... |
Date May 21, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-810T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives CHEMICAL ASSESSMENTS EPA’s New Assessment Process Will Further Limit the Productivity and Credibility of Its Integrated Risk Information System... |
Date April 29, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-743T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Testimony Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate TOXIC CHEMICALS EPA’s New Assessment Process Will Increase Challenges EPA Faces in Evaluating and Regulating Chemicals
Statement of John B. Stephenson, Director Natural Resources and Environment G... |
Date March 7, 2008 |
Report No. GAO-08-440 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2008 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate CHEMICAL ASSESSMENTS Low Productivity and New Interagency Review Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility of EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System GAO-08-440 March 2008 CHEMICAL ASSESSMENTS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-08-440, a report to the Chairma... |
Date June 25, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-651 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2007 Report to Congressional Committees HURRICANE KATRINA EPA’s Current and Future Environmental Protection Efforts Could Be Enhanced by Addressing Issues and Challenges Faced on the Gulf Coast GAO-07-651 a June 2007 HURRICANE KATRINA Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-651, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliabil... |
Date June 12, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-933T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Issues Related to Past Drinking Water Contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Statement of Marcia Crosse Director, Health... |
Date May 31, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-712 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2007 Report to Congressional Addressees NUCLEAR SAFETY DOE’s Investigation of Phosgene Gas Contamination Was Inadequate, but Experts Conclude That Worker Safety and Facilities Are Not Threatened GAO-07-712 May 2007 NUCLEAR SAFETY Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-712, a report to congressional addressees Accountability Integrity Reliability DO... |
Date May 11, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-276 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2007 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Activities Related to Past Drinking Water Contamination at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune GAO-07-276 May 2007 DEFENSE HEALTH CARE Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-276, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Activities Related to Past Drinking Water Co... |
Date March 30, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-480 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2007 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate SECURING WASTEWATER FACILITIES Costs of Vulnerability Assessments, Risk Management Plans, and Alternative Disinfection Methods Vary Widely GAO-07-480 March 2007 SECURING WASTEWATER FACILITIES Highlights
Highlights of GAO-07-480, a report to the Chairman, Comm... |
Date Feb. 6, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-07-464T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Tuesday, February 6, 2007 Testimony Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION EPA Actions Could Reduce the Availability of Environmental Information to the Public
Statement of John B Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment GAO-07-46... |
Date May 31, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-595 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2006 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT EPA Has Taken Steps to Strengthen Its Process, but Improvements Needed in Planning, Data Development, and Training GAO-06-595 May 2006 HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT Highlights
Highlights of GAO-06-595, a report to the Chairman, Commi... |
Date May 31, 2006 |
Report No. GAO-06-637SP |
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Date Nov. 4, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-217R |
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United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 November 4, 2005 The Honorable James M. Jeffords Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg United States Senate The Honorable Patrick Leahy United States Senate Subject: Chemical Regulation: Approaches in the United States, Canada, and the European Unio... |
Date June 13, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-458 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
June 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters CHEMICAL REGULATION Options Exist to Improve EPA’s Ability to Assess Health Risks and Manage Its Chemical Review Program GAO-05-458 a June 2005 CHEMICAL REGULATION Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-458, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Options Exist to Improve EP... |
Date April 27, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-631T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Testimony Before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate HOMELAND SECURITY Federal and Industry Efforts Are Addressing Security Issues at Chemical Facilities, but Additional Action Is Needed
Statement of John B. Stephenson, Director Natura... |
Date Feb. 23, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-482T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST Monday, February 23, 2004 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives HOMELAND SECURITY Federal Action Needed to Address Security Challenges at Chemical Facilities
Statement of John B. Steph... |
Date March 14, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-509R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 March 14, 2003 The Honorable W.J. “Billy” Tauzin Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable John Shimkus House of Representatives Subject: Homeland Security: EPA’s Management of Clean Air Act Chemical Facility Data The events of September 11, 2001, triggered a national re-examination of the se... |
Date Oct. 10, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-24R |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 October 10, 2002 The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Homeland Security: Department of J... |
Date July 31, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-799 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 2002 Report to Congressional Committees CHEMICAL SAFETY Emergency Response Community Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information GAO-02-799 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background Emergency Response Community Has Varied Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information and the Manner in Which It Is Delivered E... |
Date April 26, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-515 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS Information on EPA’s Draft Reassessment of Dioxins GAO-02-515 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background EPA Used Data on the Presence of Dioxins, Toxicity, and Food Consumption to Estimate Human Dietary Exposure EPA’s and WHO’s Specific Reassessment Objectives and Processes ... |
Date April 11, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-02-423 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 2002 Report to Congressional Requesters ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP Better Communication Needed for Dealing with Formerly Used Defense Sites in Guam GAO-02-423 Contents Letter
Results in Brief Background DOD Scaled Back Its Efforts to Identify Additional Contaminated Locations as Attention Shifted to Cleaning Up Locations Already Identified Concerns abou... |
Date May 2, 2000 |
Report No. HEHS-00-80 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2000 Congressional Requesters TOXIC CHEMICALS Long-Term Coordinated Strategy Needed to Measure Exposures in Humans GAO/HEHS-00-80 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology 3 46 52 62 68 73 78 Appendix II: Reported Gaps in Human Exposure Data and History of Federal Efforts Appendix III: Survey of State Environmental Hea... |
Date Dec. 17, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-00-31 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member Committee on Veterans Affairs, House of Representatives AGENT ORANGE Actions Needed to Improve Communications of Air Force Ranch Hand Study Data and Results GAO/NSIAD-00-31 Letter Appendixes
Appendix I: Appendix II: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology Statistical Power of the Ranch Hand Study 3 26 28 31 ... |
Date Nov. 29, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-00-17 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1999 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate PESTICIDES Use, Effects, and Alternatives to Pesticides in Schools GAO/RCED-00-17 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-283799 November 29, 1999 The Honorable Joseph I. ... |
Date Sept. 7, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-163 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to Congressional Requesters COMBATING TERRORISM Need for Comprehensive Threat and Risk Assessments of Chemical and Biological Attacks GAO/NSIAD-99-163 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-282772 Letter September 14, 1999 The Honorable Arlen Specter Chai... |
Date April 29, 1999 |
Report No. T-RCED-99-167 |
Title
GAO
To Be Released At 5:30 p.m., EDT Thursday, April 29, 1999 United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD Status of Implementation Efforts
Statement for the Record David G. Wood, Associate Director Environmental Protection Issues... |
Date Sept. 24, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-245 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1998 Report to Congressional Committees ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Agencywide Policies and Procedures Are Needed for EPA’s Information Dissemination GAO/RCED-98-245 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-280580 September 24, 1998 The Honorable Christopher S. ... |
Date March 12, 1998 |
Report No. RCED-98-69 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 1998 Report to the Honorable Lauch Faircloth U.S. Senate AIR POLLUTION Prior Indoor Air Quality Problems at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences GAO/RCED-98-69 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-279071 March 12, 1998 The Honorable Lauch Fair... |
Date March 18, 1996 |
Report No. HEHS-96-111R |
Title
United Stateu General Accounting Omce Washington, D.C. 20548
Health, Education and Human Servfces Dlvfsion B-270093 March 18, 1996 The Honorable Fortney H. (Pete) Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee on Health Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Dear Mr. Stark: On March 15, 1996, you asked us to review the fraud and abuse provisions of House Rule (H-R.1 3063, the Health Coverage A... |
Date July 12, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-163 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1995 Report to Senator Harry M. Reid, U.S. Senate PESTICIDES EPA’s Efforts to Collect and Take Action on Exposure Incident Data GAO/RCED-95-163 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261118 July 12, 1995 The Honorable Harry M. Reid United States Senate Dear Senat... |
Date July 7, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-165 |
Title
Unitid Stit.es General Accounting Office GAO
July 1995 Report to Congressional’Requesters TOXIC SUBSTANCES EPA Should Focus Its ChemicaJUse ,’ .‘, Inventory on Suspected Harmful : .Substances
(’ ‘. __“-~ ~. United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 ___~-~~~ Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division __-_____-___- B-261203 July 7,1995 The Honorable Jose... |
Date Nov. 28, 1994 |
Report No. HEHS-95-22 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1994 Report to the Honorable Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate ILLEGAL ALIENS Assessing Estimates of Financial Burden on California GAO/HEHS-95-22 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-258905 November 28, 1994 The Honorable Barbara Boxer United States Senate Dear Senator Boxe... |
Date Nov. 9, 1994 |
Report No. NSIAD-95-13 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
November 1994 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives POLLUTION PREVENTION Status of DOD’s Efforts GAO/NSIAD-95-13 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-258433 Novemb... |
Date Sept. 28, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-311 |
Title
IJnited States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony . Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives 9:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday Scptcmhcr2X. 1994 FOOD SAFETY Fundamental ChangesNeeded to Improve Monitoring of Unsafe Chemicals in Food
John W. Harman, Director Food and Agriculture Issues, Resources, Community, ... |
Date Sept. 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-192 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office u-$4 w GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcomm%tee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives FOOD SAFETY Changes Needed to Minimize Unsafe Chemicals in Food
I GAO/RCED-94-192 1 I j I , 1 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report.
f Resources, Community, and Economic Development Di... |
Date Sept. 26, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-103 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office i+f!rz 7 79 GAO
September 1994 Report to Congressicmal Requesters TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT Legislative Changes Could Make the Act More Effective GAOiRCED-94-103 c/ + iI Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting Office washingtoIl, D.C. 20648 Resources, Communftg, and Economic Development Division EL25603!3 September ... |
Date Sept. 23, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-93 |
Title
Utited Staten General Accoumtim~ Of’@ GAO ‘,
septtmwr~9~ Re&-t to the Chairman, Subcommittee an Health and the Envirqkment, _, ‘Commit& on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives .’ I Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-25592 1 September 23,1994 The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Chairman, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Committee on Energy and Commerce I-... |
Date Sept. 22, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-94-207 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1994 Report to the Chairman, Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
15.X7 ?/ TOXIC SUBSTANCES Status of EPAIsEfforts to Reduce Toxic Releases GAO/WED-94-207 Notice: This is a reprint of a GAO report. United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Reso... |
Date July 13, 1994 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-263 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Testimony
Before The Subcommitteeon Toxic Substances, Researchand Development, Committee on Environment and-Public Wdrks, U. S. Senate For Release Delivery on Expectedat 9:30 am. EDT Wednesday July 13,1994 TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROLACT Preliminaw Observationson Legislative Changesto Make TSCA More Effective
Statementof Peter F. Guerrero, Director, Environm... |