Report: EPA Needs to Improve Its Emergency Planning to Better Address Air Quality Concerns During Future Disasters
Report #20-P-0062, December 16, 2019
Developing EPA guidance for collecting and communicating air quality data could improve public confidence in the agency during future disaster responses.
Report Materials
Podcast overview of this report (6:52)
Báo cáo bằng tiếng việt (Vietnamese translation)
Informe en Español (Spanish translation)
- 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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Hartman Park Community Center playground in Houston
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Hartman Park Community Center playground with adjacent smokestack in Houston
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Hartman Park Community Center park
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Hartman Park Community Center children's mural
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Air monitor in Houston
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Air monitor next to park in Houston
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Fish advisory in Houston
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Industrial facility in Houston
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Industrial facility in Houston 2
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Industrial facility in Houston 3
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Park with industrial facility in background in Houston
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