Inspector general says the agency had the authority and ‘sufficient information’ to address lead contamination seven months before it finally took action
The Environmental Protection Agency should have issued an emergency order to address the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, seven months before it eventually decided to take action, according to a report from the agency’s inspector general.
The EPA’s office of inspector general on Thursday said the agency had the authority and “sufficient information” to act far sooner than it did to address vast lead contamination in the city.
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Source: Guardian Environment