Environmental Protection
Current Environmental Challenges Require New Approaches Gao ID: T-RCED-95-190 May 17, 1995The recent National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) review of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a comprehensive and accurate analysis of EPA's central role in protecting the nation's environment and provides a good foundation for charting the future course of environmental management. This testimony focuses on two major issues raised in the NAPA report: (1) EPA's ability to target its resources to the nation's highest environmental priorities and (2) EPA's relationship with the states.