Republican lawmakers this week plan to dig into EPA’s use of its enforcement power under former President Joe Biden.
On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement will hold a hearing titled “From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration.”
During the previous administration, the agency ramped up its enforcement program with more staff and funds, focusing its agents on tackling climate change pollution and aiding marginalized communities on the fence line of industrial sites. That approach angered the GOP, which is now pursuing deep cuts.
“The Biden-era EPA’s burdensome consent decrees and politically motivated regulatory enforcement targeted small businesses and local communities, resulting in devastating financial consequences across the country,” said subcommittee Chair Clay Higgins (R-La.).
