Administration Critics Charge EPA Rule Delays May Violate 'Procedure' Act

House Democrats and other administration critics are warning top officials that recent actions by EPA and other agencies delaying implementation of almost a dozen Obama-era environmental and energy efficiency rules may violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and urging the officials to withdraw the actions. In a March 20 letter to Mick Mulvaney, director of the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Rep. Frank Pallone, the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and other lawmakers...