Partisan Divisions Swirl Regarding Oversight Of EPA’s BIL, IRA Programs

House lawmakers are sparring over how to address concerns about the capacity of EPA and its inspector general (IG) to adequately track the agency’s deployment of unprecedented funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), with Democrats asserting Republicans are failing to conduct constructive oversight of the agency. During a Sept. 19 hearing by the House energy panel’s environment subcommittee, EPA IG Sean O’ Donnell testified about several challenges facing the agency, including declining investments in...