Interim EPA Guidance Details Plan For Deferring To States On Enforcement

摘要

EPA has sent interim guidance to its regions that details the agency's plan for deferring to states on enforcement of environmental laws if they have enforcement programs recognized by EPA, part of Administrator Scott Pruitt's "cooperative federalism" push, though it includes exceptions such as for cases of significant noncompliance. "Today's Interim Guidance is being issued in order to immediately begin the movement toward a more collaborative partnership between the EPA and authorized States," writes EPA Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Assistant Administrator (OECA) Susan Bodine in the Jan. 22 guidance obtained by Inside EPA.