Report: EPA Exceeded the Deregulatory Goals of Executive Order 13771
Report #19-P-0267, August 9, 2019
In FYs 2017 and 2018, the number of EPA deregulatory actions was more than double the number of EPA regulatory actions.
- Report at a Glance (pdf)
- Full Report (pdf)
- Update: EPA Response to Report (pdf)
- Update: IG Comment on EPA Response (pdf)
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The EPA's Office of Inspector General is a part of the EPA, although Congress provides our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence. We were created pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.
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