Critics Urge EPA To Reconsider RMP Rollback As They Seek To Stall Suits

As they seek to stall legal challenges, critics of EPA’s rule rolling back Obama-era chemical disaster safety mandates are urging the agency to reconsider the measure, arguing in administrative petitions that officials “cherry pick[ed]” new data, ignored significant continuing chemical accidents and relied on new rationales. In separate petitions filed last month, they say the agency should stay the rule while it reconsiders the regulation, arguing they have met the legal standard required for EPA to reconsider such a rule...