Biden EPA Agrees To Weigh Climate Risk In RCRA Rule As Trump Term Nears

The Biden EPA is agreeing with advice from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to use a proposed rule the agency is planning to issue next year to determine whether it needs to strengthen its current regulations to address climate risks in its waste permitting program, though the incoming Trump administration is likely to drop such efforts. “As part of the Permitting Updates Proposed Rule, which EPA expects to publish in 2025, EPA will assess whether revisions to its permit regulations...