"Today's GAO report confirms my concern that EPA is allowing almost $2 billion in taxpayer dollars to sit idle instead of using it for its intended purpose
GAO Report Confirms almost $2 Billion in EPA’s Superfund Special Accounts Sitting Idle
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Washington, D.C. - A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), entitled "Superfund: Status of EPA's Efforts to Improve its Management and Oversight of Special Accounts," which was released today confirms that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has almost $2 billion sitting idle in Superfund Special Accounts. This report was requested in May by Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.