EPA, States Hold Talks To Improve Enforcement With Enhanced Collaboration

摘要

JACKSON HOLE, WY— EPA and state officials have started discussions on how to improve state and federal cooperation on enforcement, seeking to better align priorities and allocate resources, while addressing their differing perceptions on what aspects of enforcement are currently working or need improvement. During the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) Fall Meeting here Sept. 11, EPA and state regulators said they have started meetings aimed at assessing how to enforce more efficiently without resulting in weaker environmental protections, and resolving areas of disagreement between states and EPA on how best to cooperate on enforcement.