Critics Signal Suit Over EPA's Methane Rule Delay Due To Air Law Conflicts

December 19, 2017
Previewing almost certain litigation, state and environmentalist critics of the Trump EPA's proposal to delay implementation of its methane standards for new oil and gas equipment are charging that the plan is unlawful because it conflicts with a Clean Air Act requirement to significantly limit emissions and lacks a sufficient technical basis. However, industry supporters of the move are backing EPA's legal authority and are offering a host of implementation issues that they claim support the need for staying the...


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