Moreover, option (3), which allows for a hearing, often gives neighbors the mistaken impression that they may
block issuance of a permit when a child care provider meets all the reasonable standards related to the four areas of permissible regulation.
The coal industry and the state
of West Virginia challenged the veto, asserting that EPA could only
block a
permit before
issuance — even though the law specifically gives the EPA the authority to veto a mining waste discharge «whenever» it would have adverse environmental impact.