EPA and FAA Refuse to Participate in Congressional Hearing on Leaded Aviation Fuel
The following excerpt is from a July 25, 2022 Common Dreams article by Jessica Corbett.
Khanna Calls Biden EPA, FAA Refusal to Join Hearing on Lead in Children's Blood 'Unconscionable'
"I would expect this of the previous administration, but not this one."
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna on Monday called out the Biden administration for not participating in an upcoming congressional hearing about leaded aviation fuel harming human health and the environment.
Khanna (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Reform's Subcommittee on Environment, plans to hold the hearing on how the fuel "is poisoning America's children" on Thursday at 2:00 pm ET.
Along with announcing the event, Khanna sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan and acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Billy Nolen expressing his frustration that neither agency will be represented.
Khanna says in the letter that the subcommittee was recently told that the heads of the EPA and FAA were unavailable for the hearing, "so we offered to let the deputy administrators or other senior officials testify as a compromise. This option was rejected."
The full article including the letter Rep. Ro Khanna (C-D) sent to EPA and FAA Administrator's is available here.
Politico also weighed in on the issue.
"BRINGING OUT THE LEAD: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is accusing the heads of EPA and FAA of 'flatly refusing to cooperate' with the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Environment in a new letter shared with Morning Energy, Zack Colman reports. The hearing set for Thursday on the public health dangers of leaded aviation fuel comes as EPA is weighing whether to issue an endangerment finding over it, as lead has been linked to brain damage, learning and behavioral problems and increased blood pressure."
The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 2:00 pm ET, 11:00 PDT. To access via YouTube click here.
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