Chamber Says EPA Waiver Denial Unlawfully Expands Offshore Permitting

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is backing a lawsuit brought by oil giant Chevron against EPA’s retraction of an offshore permit waiver for oil platform decommissioning, warning that the agency’s abrupt change of direction unlawfully expands its offshore air permitting powers and undermines regulatory certainty for industry. In a Nov. 29 amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Chevron USA, Inc. v. EPA , the Chamber backs Chevron’s claims against...