House GOP Urges EPA To Repropose RMP Rule, Citing Inter-Agency Clash

Republican leaders for the House Energy and Commerce Committee are urging EPA to withdraw and repropose its upcoming Risk Management Program (RMP) rule update, charging that the proposed version conflicts with OSHA and other agencies’ responsibilities, goes beyond Congress’ explicit mandates, and raises security concerns among things. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), the committee’s chair, and Bill Johnson (R-OH), chair of the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee who is exiting Congress Jan. 21, sent EPA Administrator Michael Regan a...