While the IRS is trying to recover from the political corruption exposed by a recent inspector general’s report, another investigation has turned up dirt — real dirt, and a whole lot more — at EPA headquarters in Landover, Md. That’s right: the inspector general has discovered that the main EPA headquarters requires immediate attention … from the EPA. Your government at work, ladies and gentlemen.
Alphabet Scandals, cont. – EPA warehouse used as personal gym, left in ‘deplorable conditions’ http://t.co/eU2EGU7GgU
— ℒℴ?????? ? #WWG1WGA ???????? #IFBAP (@LoriGirl_Texas) June 3, 2013
So, just what sort of conditions did the investigation uncover? The full report is available online, but in short, investigators found corrosion, vermin feces and mold, alongside TVs, furniture, unused appliances, a few pianos, stacks of passports with personal information, several “unauthorized personal spaces” and a makeshift gym.
The government leases the space at a cost of around $750,000 a year.
https://twitter.com/tollie/status/341715605315010563
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/341640954182242304
EPA warehouse needs its own cleanup; rodent feces, mold found – and workers working out and watching television http://t.co/Wr2ChizQdc
— Dina Cappiello (@dinacappiello) June 3, 2013
https://twitter.com/drajem/status/341661498759860224
Federal Squatters http://t.co/4GUlJFsogA Employees set up gym in EPA warehouse
— Inspiration Plus ⭐⭐⭐ (@4inspiration2) June 3, 2013
The report on the EPA HQ warehouse includes a picture of a big stack of passports http://t.co/zQ8OCdNQDK
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 4, 2013
@jamiedupree those would be canceled passports.
— John Tackeff (@jtackeff) June 4, 2013
@jtackeff @jamiedupree Why do they end up, non-shredded in n EPA warehouse. Makes NO sense, other than Total Incompetence of government
— the forgetler (@theforgetler) June 4, 2013
@theforgetler lolz. You make no sense, but thanks for the free entertainment.
— John Tackeff (@jtackeff) June 4, 2013
@jtackeff Explain it to me…I'll wait. 1. How do you know they were canceled, 2 even if, why do they end up in an EPA warehouse?
— the forgetler (@theforgetler) June 4, 2013
@theforgetler because I can see the picture. If you ever had to renew a passport you would know.
— John Tackeff (@jtackeff) June 4, 2013
@jtackeff Doesn't address my main point, or the concern of EPA's own IG. How did they end up there.I worked in govt 20 yrs; that's a F***up
— the forgetler (@theforgetler) June 4, 2013
The EPA warehouse has pianos, "boxes of gold embossed EPA mugs" & "new appliances" from 2007 in original boxes
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) June 4, 2013
Who wants a gold-embossed EPA mug that might or might not have been found in a pile of vermin feces? Your tax dollars paid for it, after all, and now they’ll pay for the cleanup effort, if that ever happens.
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