Two sweeping environmental laws have given the Environmental Protection Agency power to influence policy at every level of government, raising concerns the agency has crossed the line separating the executive branch from the legislative branch.

The National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Air Act require the EPA to comment on environmental impact statements, which every agency files for proposed legislation or projects with an environmental component.

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