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Subcommittee Hearings

Green Isn't Always Gold: Are EPA Regulations Harming Small Businesses?

Thursday, May 12, 2011 | 10:00 | Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations
On Thursday, May 12 at 10:00 am, the House Small Business Committee Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations held a hearing entitled Green Isn't Always Gold: Are EPA Regulations Harming Small Businesses?  The hearing took place in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

The purpose of this hearing was to examine Environmental Protection Agency regulations that negatively affect small business, most specifically those related to the Clean Air Act and the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act. The Subcommittee heard testimony from small business owners about how EPA has neglected to take into account the Regulatory Flexibility Act when promulgating regulations despite significant direct and indirect burdens experienced by small businesses.

Opening Statement:

Chairman Mike Coffman(R-CO) 

    Witnesses and Testimony:

  • John Ward, Chairman, Citizens for Recycling First, Broomfield, CO
  • Glenn Johnston, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Gevo Inc., Englewood, CO
  • Bradford Muller, Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Communications, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, Charlotte, NC

    • Submitted for the Record:

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