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Date Oct. 16, 1991 Report No. RCED-92-21 Title

Hazardous Waste: Incinerator Operating Regulations and Related Air Emission Standards

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Date Oct. 15, 1991 Report No. RCED-92-8 Title

Indoor Air Pollution: Federal Efforts Are Not Effectively Addressing a Growing Problem

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Date Oct. 4, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-92-1 Title

Water Pollution: Observations on EPA's Efforts to Clean Up the Great Lakes

United States General Accounting Offke GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Friday October 4, 199 1 Testimony Before the Subcommitteeon Oversight of GovernmentManagement Committee on GovernmentalAffairs United StatesSenate WATER POLLUTION Observationson EPA’s Efforts to Clean Up the Great Lakes Statementof Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources,Com...
Date July 25, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-81 Title

Environmental Protection: Stronger Efforts Needed by EPA to Control Toxic Water Pollution

United States General Accounting Oiace Testimony For R&are on Delivery Elpected at 9:jO am EDT Thursday my 25,199l Stronger Efforts Needed by EPA to Control Toxic Water Pollution Statement of Richard L Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Committee on Government...
Date July 19, 1991 Report No. RCED-91-154 Title

Water Pollution: Stronger Efforts Needed by EPA to Control Toxic Water Pollution

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Date July 18, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-80 Title

Water Pollution: Observations on Compliance and Enforcement Activities Under the Clean Water Act

United States General Accounting Office / q v 35-...? GAO For Release on Delivery Testimony Ill II1 lllllll ll 144393 WATER POLLUTION Observationson Compliance and Enforcement Activities Under the Clean Water Act Statement of Expected at 2p.m. EDT Thursday Jub 18, 1991 Richard L. Hembra, Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Sefore the Sub...
Date July 9, 1991 Report No. T-RCED-91-72 Title

Environmental Protection: Opportunities to Better Manage and Control Nonindustrial Wastewater Pollution

t United States General Accounting Of&e /v (G 3 17 , GAO Testimony 144317 For Release on Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m. EDT Tuesday Juty 9, 1991 Opportunities to Better Manage and Control Nonindustrial Wastewater Pollution ( Statement of Peter F. Guerrero, Associate Director Environmental Protection Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Committee on Environment a...
Date May 8, 1990 Report No. RCED-90-124 Title

Water Pollution: Alyeska's Efforts to Comply With Reissued Ballast Water Treatment Permit

United States General Accounting Office GAO May 1990 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives WATER POLLUTION Alyeska’s Efforts to Comply With Reissued Ballast Water Treatment Permit : RESTRICTED --Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless speckfically approved by the Office of Congressi...
Date April 25, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-101 Title

Water Pollution: Improved Monitoring and Enforcement Needed for Toxic Pollutants Entering Sewers

United - ----- Stmt.e!n - ----- Gener ----- alAccountingOffice Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on. Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Rem-esfmtatives .- ----- .:: ! , .I WATER POLLUTION Improved Monitoring and Enforcement Needed for Toxic Pollutants Entering Sewers I : .. - . . . r -. . . . .Y i 4 ; Resources, Commu...
Date Jan. 6, 1989 Report No. RCED-89-38 Title

Water Pollution: More EPA Action Needed to Improve the Quality of Heavily Polluted Waters

United States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Regulation and Business Opportunities, Committee on Small Business, House of Representatives + pImaIy1989 I I WATER POLLUTION More EPA Action Needed to Improve the Quality of Heavily Pollutbd Waters Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-2329 18 January 6,1989 The Honorable Ron Wyden Chairman, Subcom...
Date Dec. 27, 1988 Report No. RCED-89-13 Title

Water Pollution: Stronger Enforcement Needed To Improve Compliance at Federal Facilities

United States General Accounting Office r Report to Congressional Requesters December 1988 WATER POLLUTION Stronger Enforcement Needed to Improve Compliance at Federal Facilities GAO/RCED-8913 About Our New Cover. .. The new color of our report covers represents the latest step in GAO’s efforts to improve the presentation of our reports. Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-...
Date Aug. 10, 1988 Report No. RCED-88-164 Title

Water Pollution: Efforts to Clean Up Michigan's Rouge River

United GAO : States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable John p. Dingell, House of Representatives August 1988 WATER POLLUTION Efforts to Clean Up Michigan’s .Rouge River ..RGSTRICTED-Not to be released outsidethe Gend Accounting Office except on the basis of the specific rpoloorl bytheoizicrofcongreasional~ 54aqs GAO/RCED-8&164 \/mi2!~ GAO United States General Accounting Office Wa...
Date June 18, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-118 Title

Water Pollution: EPA Controls Over Ballast Water at Trans-Alaska Pipeline Marine Terminal

United States General Accounting GAO Office Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee ’* on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives 33533 * . June 1987 WATER POLLUTION EPA Controls Over Ballast Water at TransAlaska Pipeline Marine Terminal I I Ill1 133533 GAO,‘ RCED-87-118 I GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources...
Date June 18, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-156FS Title

Water Quality: Pollution of San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

. , -i- F United States General Accounting Office GAO Fact Sheet for the Honorable Vie Fazio House of Representatives + 1335y4 ", June 1987 WATER QUALITY Pollution of San F rancisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Mot to be l.eti!aSlid o.atc I e the G*vle;=; RESTRICTED Accounting Office except on the basis of specific aPPm by $hq Qffice of ~ontgrewii,wa~ RtzlaSisn~ RELEASED 539233 GAO,‘...
Date March 31, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-76 Title

Air Pollution: States Assigned a Major Role in EPA's Air Toxics Strategy

United States General Accounting Office GAO I March 1987 ‘ls2%7] . Report to the Chairman, Subcommitteeon Ovemight and Investigations, Committee -* on Energy and Commerce,Houseof Replresentatives AIR POLLUTION States Assigned a Major Role in EPA’s Air Toxics Strategy Ill,llrllil IAII Ill 132871 . :LEASED GAO/RCED-87-76 . r . United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resour...
Date March 18, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-52 Title

Water Pollution: Application of National Cleanup Standards to the Pulp and Paper Industry

Office v-- United Statea General Accounting! al$ 1 G$O IL - Report to the ChGman, Subcommitteeon Invest$at~~o:ns Oversight7Committee and on l?ublic Works and T:ranspo:rtation, Houseof Representatlives March 1987 VVJTERPOLLUTION Application of National Cleanup Standards to the Pulp and Paper Industry 132715 J GAO United Statee Gkneral Accountiug OffIce Washington, IX. 20648 Rwources, Community, Eca...
Date Dec. 17, 1986 Report No. PEMD-87-4B Title

Water Quality: An Evaluation Method for the Construction Grants Program--Case Studies

--- United Sta&s Geieral Accounting Office GAO ‘. ---- Report to the Administrator Environmental Protection Agency 13/%0,3 -- * December 198A WATER QUALITY An Evaluation Method for the Construction Grants ProgramCase Studies 131803 GAO/PEMD-$~-~B 037u3 Volume 2 , * GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division united states B-221668 December 17,...
Date Dec. 17, 1986 Report No. PEMD-87-4A Title

Water Quality: An Evaluation Method for the Construction Grants Program--Methodology

* : m 131WE .--.- United States General Accounting Office GAO Report to the Administrator Environmental Protection Agency WATER QUALITY An Evaluation Method for the Construction Grants ProgramMethodology llll I I 131802 . GAO/qEMD-87-4A Volume 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Program Evaluation and Methodology Division H-22 1,558 December 17, 1986 The Honorable ...
Date Dec. 3, 1986 Report No. RCED-87-23 Title

Air Quality Standards: EPA's Standard Setting Process Should Be More Timely and Better Planned

United States General Accounting Office 13 . GAO Dwember 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives AIR UALITY STAI?DARDS EPA’s Standard Setting ProcessShould Be More Timely and Better Planned 131993 GA$I/RCED-87-23 c . ‘GAO united states Resourcea, Caumunity, Economic Development General Accounting OfZlc...
Date Sept. 19, 1986 Report No. PEMD-86-6 Title

The Nation's Water: Key Unanswered Questions About the Quality of Rivers and Streams

GAO'"i, September 1986 UrzitNed States Gene,pal Accounting Office Report to tlxk Chairman, Subhnmit~tee on 84 Investigations and Oversight, Covittee on Public Wdrks kmd Transportation, Tousle of Representatives THE NATION’S WATER Key Unanswered westions About the &uality of Rivers and Streams ~1~11~1 llllll 131361 . ‘. I, a’ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 ...
Date April 22, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-94 Title

Air Pollution: Improvements Needed in Developing and Managing EPA's Air Quality Models

United States General Accounting Office 130112 ’ GAO April 1986 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives AIR POLLUTION Improvements Needed in Developing and Managing EPA’s Air Quality Models 130222 . GAO/RCED-W-94 f-5405 I -- I GAO United States General Accounting Office Waehington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Com...
Date Sept. 30, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-168 Title

Environmental Protection: Status of EPA's Efforts To Regulate Chemical Substances as Hazardous Air Pollutants Under the Clean Air Act

UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING D.C. 20548 OFFICE RESOURCES. COMMVNFY. AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-220242 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Status of Substances the Clean SEPTEMBER 30,1985 illlllllllll II 128088 EPA's Efforts To Regulate Chem...
Date April 12, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-41 Title

Environmental Protection: Efforts To Clean Up DOD-Owned Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites

REPORTBY THE Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Efforts To Clean Up DOD-Owned inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites . Since 1975, DOD has been assessing its inactive hazardous waste disposal sites to determine if any pollutants have been escaping and causing harm to humans or the environment. These efforts have been carried out under DOD’s installation Restoration Program, which is design...
Date Dec. 11, 1984 Report No. RCED-85-13 Title

Energy: An Analysis of Issues Concerning "Acid Rain"

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress An Analysis Of Issues Concerning “Acid Rain” Although science has largely determtned that man-made emrsstons cause acid rain, there is uncertarnty concerning the extent and timing of its anticipated effects. Thus, at the present time scientific Information alone does not lead unequtvocally to a conclusion on whether it is appropriate to begtn co...
Date Sept. 19, 1984 Report No. 125179 Title

Environmental Protection: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Compliance by Major Industrial Dischargers in Louisiana

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. E.D.T., SEPTEMBER 19, 1984 STATEMENT OF HUGH J. WESSINGER, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTFE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE,ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORATION ON NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMI...
Date March 7, 1984 Report No. 123581 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA and State Progress in Administering the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program

UNITE0 STATE'SGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE t I ; WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY ' EXPECTEDAT'lO:OO A.M. EkT., MARCH7, 19ti4 STATEMENTOF HUGHJ. WESSINGER, SENIOR A$SOCIATE DIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT ON OF THE HOUSECOMMITTEEON PUBLIC WORKSAND TRANSPORTATION ON / / .'EPA AND STATE PROGRESS ADMINISTERING ...
Date Dec. 2, 1983 Report No. RCED-84-53 Title

Environmental Protection: Wastewater Dischargers Are Not Complying With EPA Pollution Control Permits

-. . X41x ‘. .* B’Y’ THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFiCE Report To The Administrator, Protection Agency Environmental Wastewater Dischargers Are Not Complying With EPA Pollution Control Permits The Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System limits the type and amount of pollution a municipal or industrial facility may legally discharge into the nation’s waterways. Ba...
Date Nov. 7, 1983 Report No. 122773 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA's Progress in Regulating Hazardous Air Pollutants

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 i . FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY; EXPECTED AT 1O:OO A.M. EDT NOVEMBER7, 1983 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTDIVISION . BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON OVERSIGHT AND INVEST!CGATIONS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE ON EPA'S PROGRESSIN REGULATING (" HAZARDOUSAIR POLLUTANTS Mr. llllll...
Date Aug. 26, 1983 Report No. RCED-83-199 Title

Environmental Protection: Delays in EPA's Regulation of Hazardous Air Pollutants

- zneral o~*t~‘d? ‘; RESTRICTED - Not te be released Accounting Ofka except en the t-: = I. .6. _...- zpvoval by the Ofiico of Congresslon4 ~~.-:.YIIL d6/da. REPORT BY THE “. L .. Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES .Delays In EPA’s Regulation Hazardous Air Pollutants The Clean Air Act of 1970 requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a listing of hazardous air poll...
Date Dec. 1, 1982 Report No. RCED-83-57 Title

Environmental Protection: Savings Possible Through Use of Variable Effluent Limits for Advanced Waste Treatment Projects

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OFFICE RtSOUlrCIS. COMMUNITY, AN0 ICONOMIC OIVLLOWINT DIVISION B-209867 The Honorable Anne M. Gorsuch Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Subject: 120023 DECEMBER 1,1982 Savings Possible Through Use of Variable Effluent Limits for Advanced Waste Treatment Projects (GAO/RCED-83-57: Dear Ms. Gorsuch: We believe the potential exists f...
Date Feb. 11, 1982 Report No. PAD-82-1 Title

Science, Space, and Technology: Regulatory Effects on R&D Are Better Assessed As Part of the Innovation Process

RELEASEDRESTRICTED AecouPrting - Mot to be rehmsed outside tie Oftice’excfFq on the b135is of specific > bv m af w m-L I’ so* General approval BY iHE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To Senator Lloyd Bentsen United States Senate Regulatory Effects On R&D Are Better Assessed As Part Of The Innovation Process Slow productivity growth has prompted concern that Federal regulations may be advers...
Date Sept. 24, 1980 Report No. CED-80-111 Title

Indoor Air Pollution: An Emerging Health Problem

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES - _- Report To The Congress e ’ Indoor Air Pollution: An Emerging Health Problem Traditionally it has been presumed that a person was protected from polluted air when indoors. Recent research has shown, however, that this may not always be true. Various harmful pollutants--including radon, formaldehyde, and nitrogen dioxide--have been found in the a...
Date April 17, 1979 Report No. HRD-79-10 Title

Business, Industry, and Consumers: Problems in Preventing the Marketing of Raw Meat and Poultry Containing Potentially Harmful Residues

. I 1oq 102 BY THECOMPTROLLERGl?dERAL 4 ..4,: . Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Problems In Preventing The Marketing Of Raw Meat And Poultry Containing Potentially Harmful Residues GAO estimates that 14 percent by dressed weight of the meat and poultry sampled by the Department of Agriculture between 1974 and 1976 contained illegal and potentially harmful residues of animal drugs, pestici...
Date March 1, 1979 Report No. CED-79-47 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA's Tampering and Fuel Switching Programs

” UNITEDSTATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. COMMUNITY AN0 ECONOMlC q INELOCMENT 0fVlS:ON I I B-166506 The Honorable Administrator, Protection Dear Mr. 108754 Douglas M. Costle Environmental Agency Costle: ironmental Protection Agency_ (EPA) We have reviewed efforts to decrease tamperlng wlt”FY, ‘XD’tomoIS”ile emission conleaded gasoline in --using switching trol devices and...
Date Oct. 11, 1978 Report No. CED-78-148A Title

An Executive Summary: 16 Air and Water Pollution Issues Facing the Nation

DOCUMENT RESUME 07383 - [C28679921 Air and Water Pollution Issues Facing B-166506. October 11, 1978. 43 pp. by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller eneral. An Executive Summary: 16 the Natioa. CED-78-148A; Report to the Congress: Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Environmental Protection Standards (2201). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Function: Natural Resources, Env...
Date Dec. 11, 1975 Report No. RED-76-46 Title

Environmental Protection: Federal Programs for Research on the Effects of Air Pollutants

.0 .CI3 RESTRCTED -_ Not to be released outside the General? Accocnt'ng Office except.on thie basis of specific approval _ SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE UNITED STATES SENATE Ys BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Federal Programs For Research On The Effects Of Air Pollutants Environmental Protection Agency Much more research is needed on the health and ecologic...