State accuses U.S. EPA of having ‘clear political motivations’ for demanding tighter phosphorus rules for Port Clinton

State accuses U.S. EPA of having ‘clear political motivations’ for demanding tighter phosphorus rules for Port Clinton

PORT CLINTON — A hearing to discuss the city of Port Clinton’s wastewater-discharge permit sounded more like a war of words between a Democratic-led environmental regulator on the federal level and a Republican-led environmental regulator on the state level, with the latter accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of government overreach.