Procedural Review of EPA's Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes

Résumé du livre

On Dec. 15, 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Endangerment and Causes or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. As the primary scientific basis for EPA's finding, the Agency relied upon assessments conducted by other organizations. EPA summarized the results of these and other scientific asssessments in a technical support document (TSD). On April 7, 2010, the Ranking Member, Senate Comm. on Environment and Public Works, requested that the Office of Inspector Gen. (OIG) conduct a review of the process the EPA used to make and support its greenhouse gases endangerment finding. Thhis report determines whether EPA followed key federal and Agency regulations and policies in obtaining, developing, and reviewing the technical data used to make and support its greenhouse gases endangerment finding. Figures and tables. This is a print on demand report.