GOP to grill EPA on enforcement

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Washington Examiner:

Senate Republicans will get the chance to take their shots at the Enviornmental Protection Agency on Wednesday as a panel of lawmakers meet to examine the agency's compliance and enforcement moves just a week after House Republicans slammed the EPA's leader.

 

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee's Subcommittee on Superfunds, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight will hold a hearing on the EPA's enforcement and compliance programs Wednesday.

 

The subcommittee, headed by South Dakota Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, seeks to use its oversight authority of the EPA's enforcement actions against entities that violate their regulations. A committee spokeswoman said the hearing is expected to cover the Office of Enforcement and Assurance's role in rulemaking, the role of states in rule enforcement and the agency's new Next Generation Compliance Initiative, which it started last year.

 

Cynthia Giles, the assistant administrator for the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Assurance, will be appearing in front of the committeee.