House GOP Advances Bills To Limit EPA's Settlement, Rulemaking Powers

House Republicans are advancing legislation that would limit EPA's ability to require payments to conservation groups in legal settlements and a separate bill that would delay implementation of the agency's “major” regulations while they are being litigated, although the settlements bill has drawn a veto threat from President Obama. In a Sept. 7 floor vote, the House by 241-174 approved H.R. 5063 , which would prohibit EPA and other federal agencies from entering settlement agreements that include payments to “unrelated”...