ECOS Mounts Defense Of EPA's State Funding Assistance From FY18 Cuts

摘要

The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) is mounting a strong defense of EPA grants and other programs that support state activities from the Trump administration's suggested massive cuts to agency funding in fiscal year 2018, warning the cuts could threaten states' ability to meet a wide range of environmental protection goals. In an exclusive March 8 interview with Inside EPA, ECOS President John Line Stine - who also serves as commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - said the council, which represents many state environment regulators, is planning meetings with White House officials and members of Congress in the coming weeks to urge them to defend areas of EPA's budget that provide direct funding support to states.