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"Industry Group Tied To EPA Air Chief Dissolves"

"A secretive utility industry coalition formerly represented by a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency is dissolving amid investigations into whether its members received special treatment from the Trump administration.

The Utility Air Regulatory Group has been under scrutiny from the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which was seeking information on the relationship between power companies, EPA air chief Bill Wehrum and the law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth, which represented the group.

UARG has frequently argued against tighter air pollution and climate regulations; Wehrum is undoing many of the policies at EPA that the group targeted when he represented it at Hunton."

Zack Colman reports for Politico May 10, 2019.

SEE ALSO:

"Embattled Trade Group Tied To EPA Air Chief To Dissolve" (Greenwire)

"Utilities Flee UARG As Congressional Dems Tee Up Probe Into Lobbying Group" (Utility Dive)

"Utility Group Under Congressional Investigation Will Disband" (Power)

Source: Politico, 05/14/2019