United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-04-03 monographic deposited born digital 64 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-64 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64 P0b002ee18037478c f:rc95064 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64 RCED-95-64 Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Federal/state relations State-administered programs Environmental legislation Air pollution Water pollution Compliance Federal aid to states Environmental policies EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA Public Water Supply Supervision Program EPA National Corrective Action Prioritization System EPA National Metals Policy EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Implementation Plan EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Program STARS EPA Strategic Targeted Activities for Results System NPDES Chapter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the difficulties that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states have in implementing federal environmental protection requirements, focusing on the: (1) reasons for these difficulties; and (2) ways EPA and the states can improve their ability to carry out the requirements.<p/>GAO found that: (1) most states have had difficulty in implementing federal environmental programs and have become reluctant to accept the additional responsibilities associated with environmental laws; (2) resource limitations are a major cause of the states' problems, as federal funding has not kept pace with environmental requirements; (3) EPA has required states to apply scarce resources to national priorities at the expense of their own environmental concerns; (4) the relationship between EPA and the states has been strained because EPA does not provide adequate technical support to states and does not consult states before making decisions concerning them; and (5) although EPA has taken measures over the past 10 years to improve its relationship with the states, key issues still remain unresolved. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64.pdf GAO/RCED-95-64 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-64 Chapter Report GAO/RCED-95-64; EPA and the States: Environmental Challenges Require a Better Working Relationship; Environmental monitoring Federal regulations Federal/state relations State-administered programs Environmental legislation Air pollution Water pollution Compliance Federal aid to states Environmental policies EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System EPA Public Water Supply Supervision Program EPA National Corrective Action Prioritization System EPA National Metals Policy EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Implementation Plan EPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action Program STARS EPA Strategic Targeted Activities for Results System NPDES