EPA FY19 Budget Floats New Fees To Offset Cuts To Energy STAR, RMP

EPA is planning to seek congressional approval to collect industry fees to support the agency's popular Energy STAR program and supplement compliance assistance for facility accident and spill prevention rules, according to its fiscal year 2019 budget request, an effort that aims to offset proposed budget cuts for the programs. It is not clear how Congress will respond to the proposal but an energy efficiency group is already strongly criticizing agency plans to create a user fee system for the...