Industry Officials Pressing Congress, Trump To Roll Back EPA's RMP Rule

Industry officials are urging lawmakers and representatives of President-elect Donald Trump to block EPA's pending rule strengthening its industrial facility safety regulation, using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) or other means, arguing that the agency has failed to justify what they say are the proposed rule's costly and unnecessary new requirements. One source says that industry officials reached out to Trump's representatives last week, urging the incoming administration to halt implementation of the final Risk Management Plan (RMP) rule. Potential...