Facing ‘Headwinds’ In Court, EPA Takes ‘Step Back’ To Secure Key Policies

Following “headwinds” in the courts, EPA is taking a “step back” to ensure its environmental justice (EJ) and other policies and actions are more legally “robust” and able to withstand scrutiny from an increasingly conservative judiciary, Administrator Michael Regan told reporters last week. EPA faces “headwinds in the courts on a lot of issues,” Regan told reporters at the Society for Environmental Journalists (SEJ) annual conference in Philadelphia April 5. As a result, part of the agency’s “strategy is to...