Environment
EPA to Implement Transparency Requirements for Scientific Studies: It's About Time
The rule will “ensure that the regulatory science underlying agency actions is fully transparent, and that underlying scientific information is publicly available in a manner sufficient for independent validation.”
Citizens Against Government Waste Applauds Interior Department's Historic Reorganization Plan
(Washington, D.C.) – Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz issued the following statement applauding the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) plan to reorganize its operations, eliminate redundancy, and allow local communities...
New FDA Report on BPA: It is Still Safe
On February 23, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement
Citizens Against Government Waste Applauds Sen. Lankford’s “Federal Fumbles” Waste Report
Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) praised Sen. James Lankford’s (R-Okla.) third annual government waste report, “Federal Fumbles: 100 Ways the Government Dropped the Ball,” which reveals $473.6 billion in wasteful spending.
What a Concept! New Ideas and Diverse Opinions Coming to the EPA!
On October 31, 2017, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a new directive to ensure anyone serving on a Federal Advisory Committee (F
Citizens Against Government Waste Lists Taxpayer Tricks and Treats For Halloween 2017
Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released the 17th annual compilation of scary, surreal, and spine-tingling taxpayer tricks and treats. The following is CAGW’s list of nominees for inclusion in the Fiscal House of Horrors for 2017…
Citizens Against Government Waste Releases August 2017 WasteWatcher
(Washington, D.C.) – Today Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its August 2017 WasteWatcher.
Getting Back to Basics at the EPA
Over the last decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been the poster child for government waste, employee misconduct, and job-killing policies. This pitiful legacy offers new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt a golden opportunity to...
National Park Service Overturns Ban on Bottled Water
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today thanked the National Park Service (NPS) for reversing its December 2011 ban on bottled water in national parks.
Citizens Against Government Waste Statement Supporting Streamlining the Federal Infrastructure Bureaucracy
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) President Tom Schatz issued the following statement in support of the executive order streamlining the environmental review and permitting process for federal infrastructure projects that was signed by...
Obama-Era EPA Employees Received Overtime Pay Without Justification
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) called for continued downsizing at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), following the August 9, 2017 release of a report on questionable overtime pay from the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Au Revoir, Paris Accord
On June 1, 2017 President Donald Trump withdrew from the Paris Climate Treaty, often called the Paris Agreement or Accord. Based on the caterwauling and wringing of hands by environmentalists, the media, state and local officials, and foreign...
