South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Steve Pirner appeared in front of the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in Washington. He was testifying on the role of states as co-regulators of the environment.
Pirner says the Environmental Protection Agency has changed policies and funding for the states several times…

Pirner says changing clean air regulations may also place the state in violation of standards that can’t be met….

Pirner told Senators that EPA rules on clean air could force the closure of the Big Stone Power Plant that serves the state….

Pirner says the states should be able to work together to set standards for environmental issues without the threat of being sued.