The EPA’s enforcement and compliance monitoring activities have tailed off sharply over the last decade, the agency’s internal watchdog said in a new report.
The findings are broadly consistent with patterns reported elsewhere, including by the Environmental Protection Agency itself in February.
In fiscal 2018, the EPA conducted 33% fewer inspections than in fiscal 2007, according to the Office of Inspector General in a report dated March 31 but made public Wednesday.
The number of enforcement actions initiated by the EPA fell by 52% over the same period, and the number of actions completed dropped by 51%, the OIG ...