IG Criticism Spurs EPA Promise To Improve Industrial Air Compliance Data

EPA is vowing to improve its collection and management of data on industrial facilities' Clean Air Act compliance, following an Inspector General (IG) report that criticized the agency's information as incomplete and inaccurate -- which creates the risk of inadequate monitoring of facilities that could result in greater releases of air pollution. In a May 3 report , “Clean Air Act Facility Evaluations Are Conducted, but Inaccurate Data Hinder EPA Oversight and Public Awareness,” the IG finds that EPA's system...