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  • Congressional Testimony

    Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

    February 24, 2026

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  • Fraudcast & Fraud Alerts: Social Media Scams

    DATE: December 19, 2025

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  • StoryMap: The EPA's Oversight of Air Monitoring Operating Schedules

    This StoryMap visualizes key information and findings from the OIG Report No. 25-E-0051, Evaluation of the EPA’s Oversight of State and Local Ambient Air Monitoring Operating Schedules.

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Recent Reports

  • March 25, 2026
    Evaluation of Risks to Federal Facility Superfund Site Remedies from Wildfires 
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  • March 25, 2026
    Evaluation of Risks to Federal Facility Superfund Site Remedies from Inland Flooding
    [StoryMap]
  • March 18, 2026
    Management Alert: Fish Consumption Advisory Signage at the Eighteenmile Creek Superfund Site in Niagara County, New York
  • March 11, 2026
    Audit of the EPA’s Grants Workforce Planning 
    (Associated podcast episode)
  • March 4, 2026
    Evaluation of the EPA’s Review of Track I Community Change Grant Applications
 

In the Spotlight

Nicole Murley, EPA OIG, testifies before the Subcommittee on Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives. (EPA OIG)

Congressional Testimony: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Environment, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2025–September 30, 2025

EPA Uncovered: The EPA OIG podcast 

 

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Last updated on March 26, 2026
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