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Date Oct. 16, 1987 Report No. RCED-88-2 Title

Hazardous Waste: Issues Surrounding Insurance Availability

-- United Stat_es +meral -- Account&~g Office Report to the Congress ’ Issues Surrounding Insurance Availability , /!’ / ’ ( , ---- - -----_ -- --c GAO/RCED&~2 - -\ Comptroller General of the United Statw b-224661 October 16, 1987 To thv Presrdcnt of the Sonatcland the Speaker of the Ilousc of Neprescntatlves DUI mg the lH86-Mi Suy”rfund reauthorization process in the Congress, concerns we...
Date April 29, 1987 Report No. RCED-87-89 Title

Acid Rain: Delays and Management Changes in the Federal Research Program

United States General Accounting Office .- GAO April 1987 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives ACID RAIN Delays and Management Changes in the Federal Research Program i. RESTFtICTED --Not to be released outside the C+ezm& Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval by the Office of Congressio...
Date April 27, 1987 Report No. T-RCED-87-8 Title

Environmental Protection: Attainment of EPA's Ozone Standard

I ‘.A I) .i a.11 U n ita d S ta tes G e n e r a l A c c o u n tin g ,& & ) ~~ Testim o n y . Foi R e l e a s e O r-$ Delivery E xpecte d at lo::00 a .m . E S T Mopday A p iril 2 7 , 1 9 8 7 'A tta i n m e n t o f E P A !s O z o n e S ta n d a r d , _ S ta te m e n t J. D e x ter Resources, Division of P e a c h , A ssistant C o m p troller Generai C o m m u n i ty, and E conomic Development B e ...
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 April 29, 1986 Report No. RCED-86-91 Title

Air Pollution: Sulfur Dioxide Emissions From Nonferrous Smelters Have Been Reduced

United States General Accmnting Office 3Y-3zs l GAO Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives 1986 _ April AIR POLLUTION Sulfur Dioxide Emissions From Nonferrous Smelters Have Been Reduced RESTRICTED-- Not to be released outside the C)enersl Accounting Offxx wcopt on the basis of specific approval by the afflcc: ...
Date Dec. 20, 1985 Report No. RCED-86-70FS Title

Pollution Control: Information on Chemical Industry Safety Equipment Expenditures

I. Uniwd States deqeriil Accounting Office . !2M32 GAO December 1985 Fact Sheet for the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation, and Tourism Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives w POLLUTIONCONTROL Information on Chemical Industry Safety Equipment ,,,“” ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,m 88”“““’ ‘Expenditures RELEASED GAO,‘RCED-86-70FS UNITED STATES GENERAL WASHINGTO...
Date Aug. 16, 1985 Report No. RCED-85-129 Title

Environmental Protection: EPA-Approved Revisions to State Implementation Plans Allowing Increased Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Were Legal

B’Y’ THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTiNG OFFICE Report .To The Chairman Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Energy And Commerce House Of Representatives EPA-Approved Revisions To State Implementation Plans Allowing Increased Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Were Legal As directed by the Clean Air Act. states have developed implementation plans to limit emissions of various pollutants incl...
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 Aug. 19, 1982 Report No. 119342 Title

Environmental Protection: GAO's Work on the Acid Rain Issue

4 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY August 19, 1982, 1O:OO a.m. Statement of Donald 2. Forcier Senior Group Director Energy and Minerals Division Before the Committee on Energy and Natural the rain. opportunity to be here me are who have acid rain Ford *a, IV3 . Senate We appreciate GAO's work and Mr. responsible are doing is Resources e today D...
Date Aug. 7, 1980 Report No. B-199440 Title

Natural Resources: Moratorium on Enforcement of Provision of Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Date March 31, 1980 Report No. EMD-80-68 Title

The Problem of Disposing of Nuclear Low-Level Waste: Where Do We Go From Here?

3 BY THE COIV&&LER /lztFM - GENERAL Report To The Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Problem Of Disposing Of Nuclear LowLevel Waste: Where Do We Go From Here? / A problem has developed in nuclear waste disposal. As late as 1975, six commercial lowlevel nuclear waste burial sites were licensed to operate in the United States. Now only three sites remain--one each in Washington, Nevada, and South Caro...
Date Nov. 9, 1979 Report No. EMD-80-12 Title

Energy: How To Burn Coal Efficiently and Economically, and Meet Air Pollution Requirements--The Fluidized-Bed Combustion Process

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES How To Burn Coal Efficiently And Economically, And Meet Air Pollution Reouirements-The Fluidized-Bed Combustion Process Burning coal more efficiently and economically and meeting air pollution requirements, a goal set by the Energy Department, can be done through fluidized-bed combustion--a process that has been operating success...
Date Jan. 2, 1979 Report No. CED-78-165 Title

Environmental Protection: Improvements Needed in Controlling Major Air Pollution Sources

Comptroller General b&tic OF THE UNITEDSTATES Improvements Needed In Controlling Major Air Pollution Sources According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 92 percent of the major stationary air pollution sources are complying with emission standards or cleanup schedules. The Agency’s data, however, is highly inaccurate. GAO estimates that the actual rate is considerably less than 92 percent....
Date Oct. 17, 1978 Report No. CED-78-182 Title

Environmental Protection: More Effective Action by the Environmental Protection Agency Needed To Enforce Industrial Compliance With Water Pollution Control Discharge Permits

DOCUMENT RESUME 07385 - [C29680471 More Effective Action by the Environmental Protection Agency Needed To Enforce Industrial Compliance with Water Pollution Control Discharge Permits. CED-78-182; B-166506. October 17, 1978. 29 pp. Report to the Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Environmental Protection Programs: Effectiveness of Regulatory Strategies (2208). Contact: C...
Date April 3, 1978 Report No. CED-78-66 Title

Municipal and Industrial Water Conservation: The Federal Government Could Do More

DOCIUBNT REBSBE 05360 B0965905] Manicipal and Industrial ater Conservation: The Federal Government '.ould Do Bore. CD-78-G6; B-114885. April 3 1978. 39 pp. * 12 appendices (28 pp.). Report to the Congress; br Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue :.-ea: ator and ater Related Programs: ater conservation and reuse pLoqrams (2504). Contact: Coamunitl and Economic evelopment Div. Sudget Function...
Date Sept. 2, 1976 Report No. RED-76-60 Title

Implementing the National Water Pollution Control Permit Program: Progress and Problems

Before the national permit program can become the key to cleaning up the Nation’s waterways, the Agency needs to overcome major problems, including --having to issue thousands permits, of additional --resolving lawsuits challenging a majority of the industrial effluent limitation guidelines, --adjudicating appeals of permit tions by many dischargers, condi- --tracking adherence to permit conditi...
Date Sept. 20, 1971 Report No. B-160199 Title

Environmental Protection: Environmental and Economic Problems Associated With the Development of the Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana

REPORT TO THE CONGRESS Environmental And Economic Problems Associated With The Development Of The Burns Waterway Harbor, Indiana B6,,0199 Corps of Engineers (Civil Functions) Department of the Army Environmental Protection Agency National Park Service Department of the Interior BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SEPT. 20, 197 1 COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C....