Inhofe Seeks Feedback from EPW Member States on EPA Regulatory Programs

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the U.S. Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today sent letters to EPW member states requesting feedback on state implementation of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory programs, including resources dedicated to and management of multiple EPA deadlines.

“The Committee seeks to better understand the impacts of recent EPA regulatory actions on states such as yours and identify ways to ensure the unique interests of states are adequately considered by EPA in its regulatory process,” Inhofe said in the letter.

Inhofe continued in the letter, “Accordingly, the Committee respectfully requests your feedback on the state resources and efforts necessary to comply with EPA regulatory actions, and whether the current regulatory framework between EPA and the states upholds the principle of cooperative federalism.”

Letters were sent to the following:

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation