House Democrats Warn Budget Cuts Will Hinder GOP NAAQS Reform Push

House Democrats are warning Republicans that President Donald Trump's proposed massive budget cuts to EPA and federal grants to states will hinder the GOP's legislative push to ease implementation of the agency's ambient air standards, saying the cuts would make it harder for states to meet the standards even if the bill became law. At a March 22 House Energy & Commerce Committee environment panel hearing, Republicans countered that their proposed legislation is the type of “targeted” reform of the...