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Listen to our staff talk about their latest audit, evaluation and investigation reports and other initiatives. We produce these podcasts to further inform and engage the broader public about our mission. These audio podcast files are for use by the media, schools, or anyone else and may be freely broadcasted. To download an audio file: right-click on the podcast name and select the "save" option.

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Date	Podcasts and Transcripts	Subject Report

Sept 28, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Lela Wong (MP3 - 3.6 MBs, 4:54) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0298(1 pg, 5 K)	#15-P-0298, Early Warning Report: EPA Region 9 Should Withhold Award of the Fiscal Year 2015 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Grant to the Hawaii Department of Health

Sept 15, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Natasha Henry (MP3 - 3.8 MBs, 4:01) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0279(1 pg, 4 K)	#15-P-0279, EPA's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program Lacks Adequate Support and Transparency and Should Be Assessed for Continuation

July 16, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Khadija Walker (MP3 - 3.8 MBs, 5:19) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0204(1 pg, 5 K)	#15-P-0204, Enhanced EPA Oversight and Action Can Further Protect Water Resources From the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing

July 6, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Jim Kohler (MP3 - 3.6 MBs, 5:04) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0172(1 pg, 5 K)	#15-P-0172, EPA Does Not Effectively Control or Monitor Imports of Hazardous Waste

June 16, 2015	Report Overview with Michael Wilson (MP3 - 3.1 MBs, 4:29) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0168(1 pg, 5 K)	#15-P-0168, EPA Should Update Guidance to Address the Release of Potentially Harmful Quantities of Asbestos That Can Occur Under EPA’s Asbestos Demolition Standard

May 28, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Erin Barnes-Weaver (MP3 - 2.4 MBs, 4:03) Podcast Transcript: #15-N-0164(1 pg, 4 K)	#15-N-0164, FY 2015 EPA Management Challenges

Apr 17, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Katie Butler (MP3 - 2.8 MBs, 4:47) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0137(1 pg, 5 K)	#15-P-0137, Conditions in the U.S. Virgin Islands Warrant EPA Withdrawing Approval and Taking Over Management of Some Environmental Programs and Improving Oversight of Others

Feb 26, 2015	Report Overview Podcast with Rich Jones (MP3 - 2.7 MBs, 4:34) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0101(1 pg, 4 K)	#15-P-0101, EPA Regions Have Considered Environmental Justice When Targeting Facilities for Air Toxics Inspections

Nov 19, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Leah Nikaidoh (MP3 - 2.43 MBs, 4:10) Podcast Transcript: #15-N-0025(1 pg, 4 K)	#15-N-0025, Early Warning Report: Some EPA Employees Found to Be on Paid Administrative Leave for Years

Oct 6, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Marcia Hirt-Reigeluth (MP3 - 4.3 MBs, 6:09) Podcast Transcript: #15-P-0001(1 pg, 5 K)	#15-P-0001, EPA's Fleet Management Program Needs Improvement

Sept 9, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Jerri Dorsey (MP3 - 3.2 MBs, 4:31) Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0349(1 pg, 4 K)	#14-P-0349, EPA Can Help Consumers Identify Household and Other Products with Safer Chemicals by Strengthening Its "Design for the Environment" Program

Sept 3, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Genevieve Soule (MP3 - 3.3 MBs, 4:37) Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0348(1 pg, 5 K)	#14-P-0348, Nutrient Pollution: EPA Needs to Work With States to Develop Strategies for Monitoring the Impact of State Activities on the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone

June 25, 2014	Report Overview with Erica Hauck (MP3 - 3.7 MBs, 5:21) Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0324(1 pg, 5 K)	#14-P-0324, Improvements Needed in EPA Efforts to Address Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines

June 22, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Christine Baughman (MP3 - 3.8 MBs, 5:24), Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0321(1 pg, 4 K)	#14-P-0321, Follow-Up Report: EPA Improves Management of Its Radiation Monitoring System

June 17, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Jill Trynosky (MP3 - 3.9 MBs, 5:37) Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0302(1 pg, 6 K)	#14-P-0302, EPA Has Made Progress in Assessing Historical Lead Smelter Sites But Needs to Strengthen Procedures

May 28, 2014	Report Overview Podcast with Deputy Inspector General Chuck Sheehan (MP3 - 6.3 MBs, 9:10) EPA's Key Management Challenges 2014(1 pg, 8 K)	EPA's Key Management Challenges 2014

Mar 31, 2014	Report Overview with Renee McGhee-Lenart (MP3 - 3.9 MBs, 5:41) Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0154(1 pg, 6 K)	#14-P-0154, Improvements to EPA Policies and Guidance Could Enhance Protection of Human Study Subjects

Dec 11, 2013	Report Overview Podcast with Vanessa Rodriguez-Moya (MP3 - 4.09 MBs, 4:28), Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0037(1 pg, 5 K)	#14-P-0037, Early Warning Report: Internal Controls and Management Actions Concerning John C. Beale's Travel

Dec 11, 2013	Report Overview Podcast with John Trefry (MP3 - 3.95 MBs, 4:19) Podcast Transcript: #14-P-0036(1 pg, 4 K)	#14-P-0036, Early Warning Report: Internal Controls and Management Actions Concerning John C. Beale Pay Issues

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