Industry group tied to EPA air chief dissolves
Source: Politico
Industry group tied to EPA air chief dissolves
By ZACK COLMAN 05/10/2019 05:49 PM EDT
A secretive utility industry coalition formerly represented by a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency is dissolving amid investigations into whether its members received special treatment from the Trump administration.
The Utility Air Regulatory Group has been under scrutiny from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which was seeking information on the relationship between power companies, EPA air chief Bill Wehrum and the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, which represented the group.
UARG has frequently argued against tighter air pollution and climate regulations; Wehrum is undoing many of the policies at EPA that the group targeted when he represented it at Hunton.
The group released a statement Friday saying its "membership has decided to disband the organization following a wind down period." The statement said a committee would be formed to handle "the completion/fulfillment of UARG's existing obligations and support of members as they continue to cooperate with the Congressional inquiry."
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