Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is expanding his efforts to hold up President Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) nominees in response to the Senate’s move to revoke his state’s electric vehicle mandate.

Previously, Padilla issued a hold on four EPA nominees, but he is now issuing a blanket hold on any EPA nominee. Three additional nominees were not covered by Padilla’s original hold: those chosen to manage solid waste, international and tribal affairs, and enforcement and compliance assurance.

Padilla’s move expands the hold to cover Jeffrey Hall, who would lead enforcement of environmental law; Usha-Maria Turner, who would lead international and tribal affairs; and John Busterud, who would lead the agency’s office of solid waste.

Other appointees already impacted by the initial

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