Appellate Rulings May Undercut EPA Legal Claims In Cost, Science Rules

Two new federal appeals court rulings could undermine EPA’s attempt to rely on general statutory authority for two high-profile deregulatory proposals that would codify new requirements for cost-benefit analysis of air rules and restrict the use of science studies where data is not publicly available, according to some legal experts. The rulings -- which address health and financial regulation -- by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit fault federal agencies for relying on overly vague...