STATES BACK NEW ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS IN EPA STRATEGIC PLAN

States are asking EPA to include new priorities in its next strategic plan that focus on integrating sustainability and promoting renewable fuels and energy efficiency to better address what they say are emerging issues not adequately addressed in previous years. In comments published on EPA's Web site Jan. 12, states call for new goals in the next agency strategic plan that focus on energy, sustainability and other priority issues such as mercury pollution, funding and enforcement. EPA regions consolidated comments...