Pruitt's Participation In High Court CWA Suit Raises Questions On Recusal

Speakers at a May 11 panel on the future of EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt could be violating his pledge to recuse himself from lawsuits over the Obama-era regulation, saying he must also step back from a Supreme Court case over the correct venue for challenges to the rule. Panelists at the event, hosted by the District of Columbia Bar Association, said Pruitt's pledge to recuse himself from suits he participated in as...