EPA Seeks Vacatur Of Trump Bar On GHG Rules To ‘Re-Examine’ Policy

March 17, 2021
The Biden administration, in an unopposed motion, is asking an appellate court to vacate an 11th-hour Trump EPA policy effectively barring Clean Air Act regulation of greenhouse gases from most industries beyond utilities, agreeing with critics that the agency unlawfully issued the rule while vowing to “re-examine” the entire policy. “EPA acknowledges that it failed to provide any public notice or opportunity for comment on the central elements of the Significant Contribution Rule, rendering it unlawful,” the Justice Department (DOJ)...


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