State Officials Warn Trump EPA Plans Strain Their Environmental Mission

State environmental officials are warning that the Trump administration’s push to shrink the federal government’s environmental footprint is threatening their mission to protect the environment and public health, citing in particular the agency’s elimination of its research office and cuts in state funding. Given the new federal stance, “states are really in the lead” on environmental issues, Julie Moore, secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, said during an Oct. 7 event hosted by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI)...