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Incoming Resources
- Environmental Protection Agency, progress has been made in grant reforms, but weaknesses remain in implementation and accountability : testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- World Trade Center, preliminary observations on EPA's second program to address indoor contamination : testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Intellectual property, information on the federal framework and DOD's other transaction authority : statement of Jack L. Brock, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, and John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Chemical regulation, options for enhancing the effectiveness of the Toxic Substances Control Act : testimony before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Superfund program, breakdown of appropriations data
- Hazardous materials, status of EPA's efforts to assess sites that may have received asbestos-contaminated ore from Libby, Montana, [John B. Stephenson]
- Superfund, better financial assurances and more effective implementation of institutional controls are needed to protect the public : testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement for the Record by John B. Stephenson
- International environment, U.S. actions to fulfill commitments under five key agreements, statement for the Record by John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Chemical Safety Board, improvements in management and oversight are needed
- Chemical regulation, actions are needed to improve the effectiveness of EPA's Chemical Review Program : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Homeland security, EPA's management of Clean Air Act chemical facility data
- Waste management, observations on the congressionally approved New Hampshire-Vermont Sold Waste Compact
- Water quality, EPA should improve guidance and support to help states develop standards that better target cleanup efforts : statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, United States General Accounting Office
- Climate change policy, preliminary observations on options for distributing emissions allowances and revenue under a cap-and-trade program : testimony before the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate, statement of John Stephenson
- Environmental protection, improved inspections and enforcement would ensure safer underground storage tanks : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of John Stephenson
- EPA chemical assessments, process reforms offer the potential to address key problems : testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Committee on Science and Technology, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- EPA science, new assessment process further limits the credibility and timeliness of EPA's assessments of toxic chemicals : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Scientific integrity, EPA's efforts to enhance the credibility and transparency of its scientific processes : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Clean Air Act, historical information on EPA's process for reviewing California waiver requests and making waiver determinations, [John B. Stephenson]
- Superfund, funding and reported costs of enforcement and administration activities, signed: John B. Stephenson
- Toxic chemicals, EPA's new assessment process will increase challenges EPA faces in evaluating and regulating chemicals : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Homeland security, federal and industry efforts are addressing security issues at chemical facilities, but additional action is needed : testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Homeland security, federal action needed to address security challenges at chemical facilities, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Environmental protection, MTBE contamination from underground storage tanks, statement of John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Environmental contamination, Department of Defense activities related to trichloroethylene, perchlorate, and other emerging contaminants : testimony before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Particulate matter, EPA needs to make more progress in addressing the National Academies' recommendations on estimating health benefits : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Information on pesticide illness reporting systems, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Economic and Environmental Affairs Committee, the Senate of Maryland, United States General Accounting Office
- Climate change, analysis of two studies of estimated costs of implementing the Kyoto Protocol
- Air pollution, air quality and permitting of new coal-burning, electricity-generating units in central Texas, [John B. Stephenson]
- Bottled water, FDA safety and consumer protections are often less stringent than comparable EPA protections for tap water : testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of John Stephenson
- Technology transfer, NNSA did not implement the Technology Infrastructure Pilot Program
- Environmental protection, issues for consideration in the reorganization of EPA's ombudsman function, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment
- Great Lakes, a comprehensive strategy and monitoring system are needed to achieve restoration goals : testimony before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Grants management, EPA needs to strengthen efforts to address management challenges, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and the Environment
- Environmental justice, measurable benchmarks needed to gauge EPA progress in correcting past problems : testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Climate change, trends in greenhouse gas emissions and emissions intensity in the United States and other high-emitting nations
- Climate change, financial risks to federal and private insurers in coming decades are potentially significant : testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Environmental right-to-know, EPA's recent rule could reduce availability of toxic chemical information used to assess environmental justice : testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Hazardous waste programs, information on appropriations and expenditures for Superfund, Brownfields, and related programs
- Drinking water, the District of Columbia and communities nationwide face serious challenges in their efforts to safeguard water supplies : testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Superfund program, updated appropriation and expenditure data
- Electronic waste, observation on the role of the federal government in encouraging recycling and reuse : testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management, Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Drinking water, safeguarding the District of Columbia's supplies and applying lessons learned to other systems : testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- EPA's execution of its fiscal year 2007 new budget authority for the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program in the regional offices, [signed] John B. Stephenson
- Environmental compliance and enforcement, EPA's effort to improve and make more consistent its compliance and enforcement activities : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Environmental protection, recommendations for improving the underground storage tank program, statement of John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, before the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives
- Electronic waste, harmful U.S. exports flow virtually unrestricted because of minimal EPA enforcement and narrow regulation : testimony before the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Climate change adaptation, strategic federal planning could help officials make more informed decisions : testimony before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, House of Representatives, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Hurricane Katrina, continuing debris removal and disposal issues, signed: John B. Stephenson
- Environmental liabilities, hardrock mining cleanup obligations : testimony before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate, statement for the Record by John B. Stephenson
- Superfund, EPA's costs to remediate existing and future sites will likely exceed current funding levels : testimony before the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health, Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, statement of John B. Stephenson
- Environmental Protection Agency, problems persist in effectively managing grants, statement of John B. Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and the Environment
- Homeland security, Department of Justice's response to its congressional mandate to assess and report on chemical industry vulnerabilities