Ozone Transport Commission's Agenda Face Hurdles Under Trump EPA

摘要

The Ozone Transport Commission's (OTC) agenda pushing for stricter state and federal rules to curb emissions of ozone-forming pollutants faces hurdles under the Trump EPA, given minimal contacts between OTC states and EPA leadership, as well as the administration's proposed budget cuts and deregulatory agenda for the agency. At an April 11 stakeholder meeting in Washington, D.C., officials with the OTC - which consists of 12 East Coast states - said proposed funding cuts would reduce grants to states that help them pay for environmental work. That in turn would make it harder for states to implement programs to reduce ozone-forming emissions. "There is a lot of competition for the money, and there is very little money," according to one OTC source.