Environmentalists Seek Reporting On Firms’ Use Of EPA’s Virus Policy

A coalition of environmental organizations is petitioning EPA to quickly issue an emergency rule that would require companies that make use of the agency’s enforcement discretion policy during the coronavirus pandemic to disclose when they stop monitoring or reporting their releases and provide a justification for doing so. The April 1 emergency rulemaking petition , filed under the Administrative Procedure Act and the petition clause of the First Amendment, also urges EPA to publish any reported information within one day...