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"EPA Bypassed Its West Coast Team as a Feud With California Escalated"

"WASHINGTON — When the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Andrew Wheeler, accused California of allowing “piles of human feces” on city streets to contaminate sewer systems, leaders of the agency’s West Coast region hastily convened an all-hands meeting of the San Francisco staff.

At that meeting, E.P.A. officials informed staff members that Mr. Wheeler’s torrent of allegations about the state’s water pollution were exaggerated, according to five current and former E.P.A. officials briefed on internal discussions. Moreover, the accusations, contained in a Sept. 26 oversight letter, had been developed without the knowledge of the California-based staff, which would normally issue such notices.

Instead, it was put together by a small group of political appointees in Washington assigned specifically to target California, according to three current E.P.A. officials."

Lisa Friedman reports for the New York Times October 15, 2019.

SEE ALSO:

"600 Former EPA Officials Demand Investigation Into Trump Administration Over California Threats" (Los Angeles Times)

"Hundreds Of Former EPA Officials Call For House Probe, Say Agency's Focus On California Is Politicized" (The Hill)

Source: NY Times, 10/16/2019