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Revisiting 2017 OIG report, EPA agrees to scrap C-FERST tool

A year after rejecting the Inspector General's warning that the community risk screening tool represents a potential $400,000 annual waste, EPA is now agreeing to discontinue the tool's use.

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EPA Reorganization Gives Cover For Enforcement Cuts, Union Official Says

An EPA union official says the agency's upcoming restructuring of its regional offices appears designed to overhaul existing enforcement policies and chains of command, likely bolstering political leadership's ability to push reduced regional enforcement and more-lenient compliance while limiting the national enforcement office's oversight of regions.

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House Democrats Mull Water Infrastructure Options For 2019 Legislation

House Democratic staff on multiple committees are reaching out to stakeholders for ideas on ways to bolster clean water infrastructure in a possible bipartisan bill in the next Congress -- an effort that could strengthen EPA's water infrastructure funding programs which already face significant demand for funding.

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Lawmakers Weigh EPA's FY19 Spending In Lame Duck But Changes Unlikely

In the wake of the midterm elections, Congress is gearing up for a debate in the upcoming lame duck session on whether and how to fund EPA and several other agencies for the rest of fiscal year 2019 ahead of an early December deadline -- amid signs prior to the election that lawmakers appear likely to provide the agency with level funding.

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OIG investigating EPA administration of contracts worth $160 million

The watchdog office is investigating an anonymous complaint that alleges improprieties in EPA's handling of three contracts for licensing and operating its budgeting software.

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OIG opens review of EPA enforcement record dating to FY06

The Office of Inspector General is seeking records on EPA's enforcement results going back to the George W. Bush administration, aiming to identify long-term trends in the agency's record.

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EPA backs OIG's calls for new controls on overtime program

The Office of Inspector General's review of EPA's law enforcement availability pay program grew out of its investigation of former Administrator Scott Pruitt's 24-hour security detail.

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Children's Health Centers Ask Congress For New EPA Funds As Grants End

Representatives from more than a dozen children's environmental health research centers are asking Congress to ensure EPA renews its “longtime commitment to children’s health” by renewing key grant funds, warning that EPA's failure to provide new grants imperils critical research into environmental triggers for certain childhood diseases.

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Cardin to tout bill creating low-income water assistance pilots

The Maryland Democratic senator along with municipal, labor and environmental backers is highlighting the need for creating an EPA program to assist low-income households with water and sewer bills.

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Environmentalists Outline Steps To Address Household Water Affordability

Days after President Trump enacted legislation bolstering EPA's water infrastructure programs, environmentalists are urging lawmakers to provide an “infusion of federal assistance” to prevent rate increases that make services unaffordable and lead to shutoffs, suggesting the issue is likely to re-emerge in the next Congress.

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