Pruitt Moves To Curtail EPA Use Of 'Sue And Settle' As GOP Pushes Bills

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt says he has signed a “directive” curtailing so-called sue and settle tactics that produce consent decrees including court-enforced deadlines for rulemaking even as observers have warned it will be difficult for the administrator to adopt such limits and as administration allies move to use the process for their own deregulatory goals. At the same time, Republicans in Congress are renewing their push to combat the practice through legislation. Speaking at a May 24 environmental policy conference...