EPA Grants First-Time Support For Flexible State Compliance Program

ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- EPA is backing a Massachusetts program that allows non-traditional compliance options for dry-cleaning facilities, a move that could lay the groundwork for the agency to approve a slew of other states' efforts to win recognition from the agency for alternative compliance programs. However, it is unclear whether agency support of the state program means EPA and state environmental commissioners have reached agreement on a broader process for considering and approving other innovative state enforcement programs. Lisa Lund,...