Trump EOs Launch ‘Frontal Assault’ On APA In Push To Roll Back Rules

Two of President Donald Trump’s recent deregulatory actions requiring EPA and other agencies to roll back rules include directives to bypass the Administrative Procedure Act’s (APA’s) notice-and-comment mandates, a move that critics are vowing to challenge because they are a “frontal assault” on the bedrock requirement. “The Trump administration knows eliminating important environmental protections is not popular, so they are seeking to avoid being transparent and responsive to the American public on rules that directly affect them,” the Southern Environmental...