Industry Cites EPA Reversals In High Court Bid To Limit 'Interpretive' Rules

A wide range of industry groups in a pending Supreme Court case are citing EPA's history of reversing or otherwise changing interpretations of its own regulations to bolster their calls for justices to limit such “interpretive” rules and narrow agencies' discretion to amend their policy interpretations without formal notice-and-comment. In new amicus briefs in the suit , organizations for the mining, petroleum and other sectors argue that if EPA and other agencies are allowed to re-interpret rules without warning...