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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Promoted the Use of Coal Ash Products With Incomplete Risk Information

Report #11-P-0173March 23, 2011

What We Found

EPA did not follow accepted and standard practices in determining the safety of the 15 categories of CCR beneficial uses it promoted through the C2P2 program.

Report Materials​​

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