EPA Defends Facility Safety Rulemaking Process From Lawmakers' Attacks

EPA is defending from Republican lawmakers' attacks its process for developing a proposed overhaul of its facility safety program, rejecting GOP requests to delay the rulemaking in order to allow more time for critics to weigh in on the proposal and downplaying claims that the policy will impose unfunded mandates on emergency responders. In May 18 letters to lawmakers , agency waste chief Mathy Stanislaus says the agency conducted extensive public outreach on the Feb. 25 proposed update to...