Claim: "From 1972 until 2011, the number of EPA employees increased by 107 percent while the number of total federal personnel decreased by 15 percent."
Fact-check: Rep. Morgan Griffith says EPA job growth outstips that of U.S. government
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Nancy Madsen
Date published: 2014-04-14T00:00:00