U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Friday called for a probe into whether politics...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein on Friday called for a probe into whether politics instead of pollution was behind the Trump administration’s threat this week to withhold more than $4 billion in federal transportation funding from California over claims of poor air quality.
In response to the letter, an EPA spokesperson said: “EPA’s actions are not political. We will continue to work toward fulfilling the mission of the Agency.” Her letter was the latest flashpoint between California and the Trump administration over the state’s defense of its own stricter clean air and water rules, such as tighter vehicle emission standards that are followed by more than a dozen states.
“There are no reports suggesting that any of those other states received a threat like the one sent to California to their transportation funding,” the letter said.
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