EPA Judge Rejects Bid To Delay Air Act Case Based On Trump Transition

February 2, 2017
EPA's Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Susan Biro has rejected a request by Chinese motorcycle makers to delay until December a pending agency case claiming the companies' products violated Clean Air Act requirements, saying speculation about the Trump EPA's approach to enforcement is no reason to delay the case. “It is unknown what specific policies or legislation the incoming presidential administration will pursue,” wrote Biro in a Jan. 27 order . “To suggest incoming Agency leadership will alter enforcement of...


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