The agency is awarding a total of $1.2 million to non-profit groups in 10 environmental justice communities across the country for projects targeting environmental and public health risks.
Congressional leaders are touting passage of legislation to expand EPA's drinking water infrastructure program and increase funding for an agency infrastructure loan program.
EPA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) in its newly unveiled strategic plan for 2019-23 is vowing to quickly open audits of the agency’s progress toward six goals that former Administrator Scott Pruitt set for the same time period, while also offering steps for how the OIG plans to improve its own efficiency and effectiveness.
EPA is agreeing with recommendations from its Office of Inspector General to reduce the potential for human error in the contract billing system that a report found places $1.2 billion “at risk” annually.
The bill's approval means that lawmakers will now have to negotiate EPA spending for FY19 after the elections, when Democrats are expected to take control of the House and possibly the Senate.
EPA's Office of Inspector General is launching more reviews of agency programs, less than a month before Inspector General Arthur Elkins, Jr. plans to leave EPA.
The head of a major EPA staff union is attacking President Donald Trump's bid to freeze pay levels for federal employees as a fresh blow to morale for an agency whose staff is already opposed to its current deregulatory agenda, saying it will exacerbate an employee “exodus” that started when EPA pursued major regulatory rollbacks.
If the House passes the continuing resolution it will ensure EPA keeps operating at its current budget even if lawmakers cannot agree on a new spending bill for the agency.
Democrats negotiating EPA's FY19 spending bill say policy riders have “plagued” the talks and are still unresolved, though a top Senate Republican is calling for them to be removed.
