Unfortunately, too many don't have the voice when decisions are made here in D.C. presently, the EPA can issue water quality criteria shaping how NISPA permits are written without any transparency of public input. By bureaucratic sleight of hand, calling this process guidance, the agency avoids proper rulemaking and blocks local communities from having any say or seeking a review. This bill? Fix that. It brings the process into the open. It simply ensures public input, accountability and fairness so the decisions about the community's water aren't made behind closed doors, but by unelected Washington bureaucrats. (00:30–00:40)
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Asserts that the EPA avoids proper rulemaking and blocks local community input by labeling the process as guidance.
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