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EPA Rejects OIG Call For 'Threat Analysis' To Justify Pruitt Security Team

EPA is rejecting calls from its Office of Inspector General (OIG) to pursue a “threat analysis” and take other steps to justify the agency's use of a round-the-clock security detail to protect former Administrator Scott Pruitt, leaving unresolved disputes about the merits of spending millions of dollars on the increased security team.

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Court denies reconsideration of Washington nonpoint order

A federal district court judge is reiterating his finding that environmentalists' lack standing to bring novel claims against EPA regarding Washington state's program to control coastal runoff.

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OIG sets Sept. 4 release for Pruitt security report

EPA's Office of Inspector General will release its report on former Administrator Scott Pruitt's security spending on Sept. 4, with more reports likely to follow.

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EPA grants final 'Buy American' waiver for water infrastructure

The agency says a final 18-month waiver for requirements to use American iron and steel in water infrastructure projects will allow time to ramp up domestic production of nuts and bolts.

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GAO prompts EPA pledge for Columbia River cleanup

The agency is agreeing to develop a plan to implement a statutorily required restoration program for the Columbia River Basin.

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Senators introduce bills to spur PFAS cleanups, detections

One bill is aimed at speeding cleanup of the substances from active and decommissioned military bases, while a second is aimed at studying the extent of the contamination.

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Senate adopts funding for cancer cluster guide

The guidance will assist federal agencies when they investigate potential cancer clusters.

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EPA Workforce Review Appears To Answer Watchdogs' Call For Analysis

EPA is working on a long-awaited comprehensive review of its workforce needs, the Acting Deputy Administrator Henry Darwin tells Inside EPA in a statement, apparently heeding recommendations for such a review from government watchdogs both within and outside the agency that date back to the Clinton administration.

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Wheeler Sees Need For EPA Staff Succession Plans But Major Union Wary

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler in a recent meeting with Region 5 employees signaled he agrees with their concerns about declining personnel levels and the need to plan for hiring younger people to replace a slew of retiring staffers, though a major EPA union remains wary that his deregulatory agenda will deter new hires.

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EPA actions resolve IG's BEACH Act recommendations

Following discussions with the Inspector General, EPA has committed to updating guidance on agency records management and resuming sending reports to Congress on the coastal waters grant program.

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