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Textile Waste: Federal Entities Should Collaborate on Reduction and Recycling Efforts

GAO-25-107165
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Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of EPA, in conjunction with NIST, OSTP, NSF, and the U.S. Departments of State and Energy, should establish an interagency mechanism to coordinate federal efforts on textile circularity, reducing textile waste, and advancing textile recycling in the US. This interagency mechanism should identify and involve federal participants and should consider leading collaboration practices, including clearly defining common outcomes and identifying data and resource needs. (Recommendation 1)
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Textile Waste: Federal Entities Should Collaborate on Reduction and Recycling Efforts

GAO-25-107165
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management should identify and communicate federal financial resources (such as grants and other funding opportunities) and assistance that are available to encourage and support efforts by states, local governments, and organizations to reduce textile waste and advance textile recycling. (Recommendation 7)
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Internet of Things: Federal Actions Needed to Address Legislative Requirements

GAO-25-107179
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Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should direct the CIO to complete the covered IoT inventory within the revised time frame it has proposed. (Recommendation 6)
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Small Business Research Programs: Agencies Identified Foreign Risks, but Some Due Diligence Programs Lack Clear Procedures

GAO-25-107402
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Environmental Protection Agency The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency should ensure that the SBIR/STTR program office and the Office of National Security develop and document agreed-upon procedures for requesting analytical support and sharing information—including classified information, as applicable—to support due diligence reviews. (Recommendation 1)
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Hazardous Waste: EPA Should Take Additional Actions to Encourage Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities to Manage Climate Risks

GAO-25-106253
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Land and Emergency Management should develop and provide training and technical assistance to help EPA regions and authorized states implement recent guidance on using existing authorities and requirements to manage climate risks to TSDFs. (Recommendation 1)
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Land and Emergency Management, together with other relevant EPA offices and EPA regions, should assess the current RCRA TSDF standards and requirements to determine if they will be sufficient to manage climate risks and, if one or more of them need to be updated to ensure they remain protective of human health and the environment, develop a plan for any revisions or updates. (Recommendation 6)
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Land and Emergency Management, in consultation with EPA regional offices, should develop and implement monitoring metrics and assess whether and how authorized states and TSDFs are managing climate risks to TSDFs in RCRA permitting and oversight efforts. (Recommendation 4)
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Land and Emergency Management, together with other relevant EPA offices and regions, should identify and communicate additional financial resources and assistance from federal resilience funding sources that may be available to authorized states and TSDFs. (Recommendation 9)
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Land and Emergency Management should issue guidance to EPA regions, authorized states, and TSDFs on how to manage climate change risks as part of RCRA program permitting efforts for TSDFs and identify or provide related data, training, or tools. (Recommendation 7)
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Hazardous Waste: EPA Should Take Additional Actions to Encourage Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities to Manage Climate Risks

GAO-25-106253
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Environmental Protection Agency The Assistant Administrator of the Office of Land and Emergency Management should use its upcoming rulemaking to seek feedback from authorized states, TSDFs, and other stakeholders to assess whether its recent guidance is sufficient or revising regulations would be necessary to clarify requirements for managing climate risks to TSDFs. (Recommendation 2)
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