States Demand Wheeler Explain EPA’s Stance on Federalism (2)

State regulators have taken the unusual step of requesting a meeting with EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler to talk about what they see as an eroding relationship between federal and state agencies.

In a Sept. 26 letter to Wheeler, the Environmental Council of the States said recent communications and actions by the Environmental Protection Agency are “damaging” the long-standing relationship between the EPA and states, and “eroding our ability to jointly protect our citizens and the environment.”

ECOS also pointed to “recent letters to states and Federal Register notices that lacked discussion with and notification to states,” which it said ...