EPA Inspector General To Investigate EPA’s Response To Jackson, Miss., Water Crisis

Mealey's (November 17, 2022, 12:38 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Nov. 16 said that based on an initial inquiry regarding the water crisis in Jackson, it will conduct an evaluation reviewing the EPA’s response and oversight of drinking water contamination in the city, and it will perform an audit to examine how funding and spending decisions at the state and local levels affected the water crisis....