EPA To Scuttle President's Initiative to Expedite Permitting on Federal Lands in North Dakota -- Just Say No

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Hearing scheduled: EPA will hold a hearing on this issue Oct. 13-14 at the State Health Building, 2639 East Main Avenue, Bismarck. The hearing run 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 13 and 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-5 p.m. on Oct. 14. The public is encouraged to attend.

North Dakota, along with the industries that work to provide energy to the state, are committed to clean air and high visibility. As a result, North Dakotans enjoy some of the clearest visibility conditions in the United States. Despite that, a federal agency has said that it wants to set aside the state’s regional haze program in order to implement a federal program. But when it comes to a federal takeover of North Dakota’s visibility decisions, the benefits are hazy and the huge costs are crystal clear.

I guess this is EPA's response the President's initiative to expedite permitting on federal lands in North Dakota. What the right hand giveth, the left hand taketh away.

If you get to the public hearing, do me a favor, ask how the EPA feels about whooping crane killers.