As Markup Nears, States Renew Call For EPA Funds To Aid ESPS Compliance

As the House Appropriations Committee prepares to mark up EPA's budget bill, an official representing state air regulators is urging lawmakers to approve the administration's request for $25 million for states to help comply with the agency's greenhouse gas (GHG) rule for existing power plants -- though GOP lawmakers have vowed to reject the request. Bill Becker, executive director of the National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA), told a June 5 briefing hosted by the Energy & Environmental Study...