Subject: General

Evaluation of Risks to Federal Facility Superfund Site Remedies from Wildfires

According to the EPA, 13 million people live within three miles of a federal facility Superfund site. It is important that the EPA understand when cleanup remedies at these sites may be threatened. If the remedies fail or are otherwise impaired, contaminants may be released into the surrounding communities, and the federal funds expended to implement the remedies may be wasted. To that end, the EPA OIG is issuing a limited series of reviews to help identify any such threats. This is the third report in that series. The first, which addresses sea-level rise and storm surge risks, was issued in June 2025. We issued the second, which addresses inland flooding risks, simultaneously with this report, which addresses wildfire risks.

Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) Annual Reports to Congress

Each year, the Department of Defense (DoD) submits an annual report to Congress (ARC) on its Defense Environmental Programs (DEP). The Report describes the Department’s accomplishments during the past year in its restoration, conservation, compliance, and pollution prevention programs by addressing plans and funding needs for protecting human health, sustaining the resources DoD holds in the public trust, meeting its environmental requirements, and supporting the military mission.