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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Can Reduce Risk of Undetected Clean Air Act Violations Through Better Monitoring of Settlement Agreements

Report #15-P-0277September 10, 2015

What We Found

Adequate tracking of consent decrees by the EPA reduces the risk of violations going undetected, which could impact human health and the environment.

Report Materials​​

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