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EPA Defends RMP Rulemaking Process From GOP Lawmakers' Attacks

May 24, 2016 at 6:52 PM
EPA is defending its process for overhauling its risk management plan (RMP) facility safety program, rejecting Republican lawmakers' requests to extend the public comment period and downplaying claims that the policy will impose unfunded mandates on emergency responders. In May 18 letters to lawmakers , waste chief Mathy Stanislaus says the agency conducted extensive public outreach on the Feb. 25 proposed update to the Clean Air Act RMP safety program. He says that the two-plus years of EPA work on...

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