Ernst demands answers from EPA on unsafe federal drinking water due to telework

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Ernst demands answers from EPA on unsafe federal drinking water due to telework
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” from occurring inside federal buildings, arguing telework and the agency’s focus on climate policies led to unsafe drinking water.senator pointed to several reports from the General Services Administration Office of Inspector General. The reports found that water in several federal buildings, including employee child care centers, was contaminated with “dangerous toxins.”

She awarded the EPA this month’s “Squeal Award,” her accountability effort that condemns “reckless spending habits” in Washington. In her award announcement, Ernst called on the Biden-Harris administration to “get the lead out, literally.” Several reports have been released over the years — the first in September 2022, followed by September 2023, and most recently in July. Inaction from the EPA led Ernst to send the letter Wednesday morning, according to her team.

“We cannot allow another Flint water crisis to occur inside federal buildings,” Ernst wrote. “Because the GSA is failing to ensure the safety of the water in government buildings, I urge the EPA to issue emergency orders protecting civil servants and other visitors to these buildings, especially the children in the day care centers.”

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