EPA water nominee fields questions on wetlands, funding
The Trump administration’s pick to lead EPA’s water office seemed on track Wednesday to secure the job, winning praise from Republicans and at least one Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Jessica Kramer, the nominee for assistant administrator for water, fielded questions from Republicans about the agency’s regulation of wetlands under the Clean Water Act. Amid the Trump administration’s freeze on hundreds of EPA grants, multiple Democrats also asked her to commit to ensuring funding goes out to fix water infrastructure. “I, of course, will commit to working with this committee to follow the law,” Kramer said, referring to money for drinking water from the bipartisan infrastructure law.
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- Bloomberg Law: EPA water office nominee to focus on wetlands, PFAS regulations
- Office of Sen. Alex Padilla: News release: Padilla secures commitment from EPA nominee to help combat Tijuana River pollution crisis
- E&E News by Politico: EPA nominee grilled over qualifications
- Fox News: Trump EPA chief to ‘confront crisis’ of Mexican sewage polluting San Diego area beaches
- Colorado Public Radio: EPA employees rally in Denver against President Trump’s job and funding cuts
- Union of Concerned Scientists: Blog: SCOTUS rules in favor of sewage: You can’t make this sh** up
