Priority Open Recommendations: Environmental Protection Agency
What GAO Found In April 2025, GAO identified 9 priority recommendations for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Since then, EPA has implemented one of those recommendations, bringing the total to 8 as of May 2026. GAO is highlighting the following two areas that warrant timely and focused attention: Managing the nation's air quality issues, and Protecting the nation's water quality. Addressing GAO's recommendations in these areas would allow EPA to target its resources to the highest priorities for wildfire smoke events and help EPA better position the national ambient air quality monitoring system to provide critical information for managing air quality and protecting public health..
Reported by Maria LopezPriority Open Recommendations: Environmental Protection Agency.
The item is dated Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:03:53 -0400.
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What GAO Found In April 2025, GAO identified 9 priority recommendations for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Since then, EPA has implemented one of those recommendations, bringing the total to 8 as of May 2026.
GAO is highlighting the following two areas that warrant timely and focused attention: Managing the nation's air quality issues, and Protecting the nation's water quality.
Addressing GAO's recommendations in these areas would allow EPA to target its resources to the highest priorities for wildfire smoke events and help EPA better position the national ambient air quality monitoring system to provide critical information for managing air quality and protecting public health….
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