EPA, Industry Urge Court To Deny Stay In RMP Rollback Rule Case

April 1, 2020
EPA is urging a federal appeals court to reject environmentalists’ request to stay litigation challenging its rollback of Obama-era chemical disaster safety mandates as the agency weighs their reconsideration petitions, arguing a stay runs counter to the Clean Air Act (CAA) even if petitions for rule reconsideration are pending. In a March 30 brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, EPA argues that the court routinely denies such requests for abeyance while petitions...


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