EPA Enforcement Leaders Visit Wyoming and Colorado to Support Military Readiness
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on November 3 that Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Jeffrey A. Hall and Principal Deputy Craig Pritzlaff recently visited Wyoming and Colorado to promote military readiness and focus criminal environmental enforcement on major federal cases.
In Wyoming, they visited a Minuteman launch control center and missile silo to understand the challenges the Air Force Global Strike Command faces in keeping missileers safe in aging missile facilities, and to provide assistance in achieving compliance with indoor environmental standards. "We are keeping the airmen stationed in missile alert facilities safe by helping the Air Force comply with toxic substances regulations, and that allows our warfighters to focus on defending our country," Hall said.
Hall visited F.E. Warren Air Force Base, home of the Twentieth Air Force, which is responsible for U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles, as part of EPA's commitment to partner with the Department of War. The visit focused on the Air Force's ongoing efforts to comply with the nation's environmental laws and address environmental hazards.
In Colorado, they participated in EPA's criminal enforcement attorneys' biannual training program, speaking on the administration's federal priorities, including using environmental laws to protect against foreign toxins. The training covered enforcement initiatives, civil and criminal coordination, Fourth Amendment issues, trial strategies, and significant appellate decisions, in support of Administrator Lee Zeldin's Powering the Great American Comeback initiative.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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