Laws & Regulations

Congressional Testimony: Major Management Challenges at the EPA

Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr. Inspector General Before the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Testimony: Stimulus Status: Two Years and Counting

Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr. Inspector General Before the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Testimony: Cutting EPA Spending

Statement of Arthur A. Elkins, Jr. Inspector General Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Testimony: Management and Performance Oversight by the Office of Inspector General for the EPA and CSB

Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr. Inspector General Before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate

Congressional Testimony: EPA’s Fiscal Year 2012 Management Challenges

Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr. Inspector General Before the Subcommittee on Oversight Committee on Science, Space, and Technology U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Testimony: How the EPA’s Office of Homeland Security Impedes the Investigations of the EPA’s Office of Inspector General

Statement of Patrick Sullivan Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives

Congressional Testimony: A Look at the Audit Response of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. EPA to the Beale Investigation

Oral Statement of Arthur A. Elkins Jr. Inspector General Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works U.S. Senate

Congressional Testimony: Ongoing Negotiations Regarding Impediments to Full Inspector General Access with the Office of Homeland Security and Importance of Timely Reporting of Employee Misconduct

Ongoing Negotiations Regarding Impediments to Full Inspector General Access with the Office of Homeland Security and Importance of Timely Reporting of Employee Misconduct

Congressional Testimony: The Office of Inspector General’s Cases of Employee Misconduct at the EPA

Statement of Allan Williams Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives

News and Features

EPA-Approved South Coast Air District Regulations in the California SIP

EPA approved and compiled rules and regulations for the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP).

Operating Permit Timeline for Arkansas

Part 70 Title V Operating Permit Timeline for Arkansas

Final Actions: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; and Chemical Manufacturing Industries

Read the rule history and final action decision on financial responsibility requirements for the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; and Chemical Manufacturing Industries.

Proposed Action: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) For Classes of Facilities in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry

Learn about the 2020 proposed rule to not impose financial responsibility requirements for facilities in the chemical manufacturing industry.

Proposed Action: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) For Classes of Facilities in the Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing Industry

Learn about the action proposed on December 4, 2019 by the EPA Administrator to not impose financial responsibility requirements for facilities in the Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing industry.

Proposed Action: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) For Classes of Facilities in the Electric Power Industry

Learn about the 2019 proposed rule to not impose financial responsibility requirements for Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution facilities (electric power industry).

Final Action: Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) For Classes of Facilities in the Hardrock Mining Industry

Read the 2018 final action decision on financial responsibility requirements for the hardrock mining industry.