EPA Ignores State Role in Administering Clean Air Act, Senate Republicans Say

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency has repeatedly ignored the principle of cooperative federalism in administering the Clean Air Act, Senate Republicans said in a report issued Oct. 31. The report from Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee accuses the EPA of disregarding the role of states in implementing the Clean Air Act by employing "sue and settle" tactics, disapproving state implementation plans and not giving states adequate time to comment on complex regulations.