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Lamar Smith: the relationship between the Environmental Protection Agency and state governments eroded to the point that states were…

On the recordMay 22, 2017
the relationship between the Environmental Protection Agency and state governments eroded to the point that states were micromanaged by the federal government.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Smith criticizes the previous administration's handling of state-EPA relations.

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