Climate Change Reports
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| Report Title | Date | Agency Response | IG Comment on Response |
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| Enhanced EPA Oversight Needed to Address Risks From Declining Clean Air Act Title V Revenues
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Oct 20, 2014 | ||
| Audits on EPA Recovery Act-Funded Diesel Emission Reduction Act Assistance Agreements Reported Programmatic and Management Challenges
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Sept 15, 2014 | ||
| EPA Met or Exceeded Most Internal Climate Change Goals, But Data Quality and Records Management Procedures Need Improvement
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July 29, 2014 | ||
| Improvements Needed in EPA Efforts to Address Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines
Podcast: Report Overview with Erica Hauck (MP3 - 3.7 MBs, 5:21), Podcast Transcript |
July 25, 2014 | PDF - 2pp, 333KB | PDF - 1pp, 259KB |
| EPA Needs to Demonstrate Whether It Has Achieved the Goals It Set Under the National Petroleum Refinery Initiative
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April 15, 2014 | ||
| Unless California Air Resources Board Fully Complies With Laws and Regulations, Emission Reductions and Human Health Benefits Are Unknown
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March 6, 2014 | PDF - 9pp, 3,570KB | PDF - 2pp, 287KB |
| Audit of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Cooperative Agreement 2A-00E85701 Awarded to the Greater Lansing Area Clean Cities, Report No. 14-R-0088 [At a Glance PDF - 45KB] [Report PDF - 24pp, 400KB] |
January 9, 2014 | PDF - 9pp, 437KB | PDF - 2pp, 327KB |
| EPA's International Program Office Needs Improved Strategic Planning Guidance, Report No. 13-P-0386 [At a Glance PDF - 44KB] [Report PDF - 17pp, 225KB] |
September 9, 2013 | ||
| EPA Should Improve Monitoring of Controls in the Renewable Fuel Standard Program, Report No. 13-P-0373 [At a Glance PDF - 86KB] [Report PDF - 23pp, 479KB] |
September 5, 2013 | ||
| Examination of Costs Claimed Under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Cooperative Agreement 2A-97706701 Awarded to Grace Hill Settlement House, St. Louis, Missouri, Report No. 13-R-0367 [At a Glance PDF - 44KB] [Report PDF - 36pp, 321KB] [13-R-0367 Appendix A PDF - 53pp, 409KB] [13-R-0367 Appendix B PDF - 11pp, 58KB] |
August 30, 2013 | ||
| Examination of Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements 2A-96104501 and 2A-96107201 Awarded Under the Recovery Act to Chelsea Collaborative Inc., Chelsea, Massachusetts, Report No. 13-R-0353 [At a Glance PDF - 45KB] [Report PDF - 31pp, 952KB] |
August 22, 2013 | ||
| Projected Emission Reductions Overstated and Buy American Requirements Not Met Under EPA Award to the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Report No. 13-R-0321 [At a Glance PDF - 45KB] [Report PDF - 49pp, 1,596KB] |
July 19, 2013 | ||
| Air Quality Objectives for the Baton Rouge Ozone Nonattainment Area Not Met Under EPA Agreement 2A-96694301 Awarded to the Railroad Research Foundation, Report No. 13-R-0297 [At a Glance PDF - 43KB] [Report PDF - 29pp, 265KB] |
June 20, 2013 | ||
| EPA Needs to Improve Air Emissions Data for the Oil and Natural Gas Production Sector, Report No. 13-P-0161 [At a Glance PDF - 45KB] [Report PDF - 42pp, 407KB] |
February 20, 2013 | PDF - 4pp, 654KB | PDF - 1pp, 190KB |
| Examination of Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreement 2A-83440701 Awarded Under the Recovery Act to Cascade Sierra Solutions, Eugene, Oregon, Report No. 12-R-0749 [At a Glance PDF - 44KB] [Report PDF - 72pp, 458KB] |
September 4, 2012 | ||
| EPA Could Improve the SmartWay Transport Partnership Program by Implementing a Direct Data Verification Process, Report No. 12-P-0747 [At a Glance PDF - 45KB] [Report PDF - 24pp, 230KB] |
August 30, 2012 | PDF - 3pp, 628KB | PDF - 1pp, 225KB |
| Procedural Review of EPA's Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes, |
September 26, 2011 | PDF 3pp, 1,485KB | PDF 4pp, 655KB |
| EPA's Plan to Reduce Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is on Track to Meet Executive Order 13514 Requirements, |
April 12, 2011 | ||
| ENERGY STAR Label Needs to Assure Superior Energy Conservation Performance, |
October 28, 2010 | ||
| Response to Congressional Inquiry Concerning EPA's Conduct Related to Draft/Proposed Legislative Amendments, |
June 21, 2010 | ||
| National Environmental Policy and Quadrennial Review Needed, Report No. 10-P-0140 [At a Glance PDF - 41KB] [Report PDF - 40pp, 415KB] |
June 8, 2010 | ||
| ENERGY STAR Program Integrity Can Be Enhanced Through Expanded Product Testing, Report No. 10-P-0040 [At a Glance PDF - 40KB] [Report PDF - 20pp, 163KB] |
November 30, 2009 | ||
| EPA Needs an Oversight Program for Protocol Gases, Report No. 09-P-0235 [At a Glance PDF - 96KB] [Report PDF - 33pp, 723KB] |
September 16, 2009 | ||
| EPA Needs a Comprehensive Research Plan and Policies to Fulfill its Emerging Climate Change Role, |
February 2, 2009 | ||
| Improvements Needed to Validate Reported ENERGY STAR Benefits, |
December 17, 2008 | ||
| EPA's California Waiver Decision on Greenhouse Gas Automobile Emissions Met Statutory Procedural Requirements, |
December 9, 2008 | ||
| Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs Have Limited Potential, |
July 23, 2008 | ||
| ENERGY STAR Program Can Strengthen Controls Protecting the Integrity of the Label, Report No. 2007-P-00028 [At a Glance PDF - 113KB ] [Report PDF - 53pp, 805KB] |
August 1, 2007 | ||
| Partnership Programs May Expand EPA’s Influence, Report No. 2007-P-00003 [At a Glance PDF - 95KB] [Report PDF - 43pp, 619KB] |
November 14, 2006 |
