A secretive industry group tied to an EPA official is dissolving amid investigations into whether it received special treatment from the Trump administration
A secretive utility industry coalition formerly represented by a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency is dissolving amid investigationsThe Utility Air Regulatory Group has been under
In a separate statement, Hunton said it was "proud to have been part of" UARG's efforts to shape federal air pollution rules through public comments and other participation in the regulatory process. Wehrum he has stayed in frequent contact with former colleagues at Hunton and other companies affiliated with the group. But he said he did not violate his ethics agreement, as he recused himself for dealing with “particular matters” related to UARG.how power companies paid for UARG dues and whether the group's members had undue influence over EPA policy.
"Important questions remain about whether EPA officials William Wehrum and David Harlow continue to advance their former coal industry clients’ agenda at EPA, and we intend to see those questions through,” the three lawmakers said in a statement Friday evening.One of its major achievements was a 2014 Supreme Court ruling,, in which Justice Antonin Scalia scolded EPA for seeking an “enormous and transformative expansion” of its authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
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