Democratic AGs Urge EPA To Adopt Tough Mandates In RMP Rule

Correction Appended A coalition of 20 Democratic attorneys general (AGs) is urging EPA to strengthen its proposed risk management program (RMP) rule, saying it should require facilities to adopt inherently safer technologies and other measures that the proposal makes optional, and bolster consideration of natural disasters worsened by climate change. The Oct. 31 comment letter from AGs of 19 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, as well as the county attorney for Harris County, TX, backs EPA’s move...