In 'Highly Unusual Move,' Trump EPA Reassigns Top Agency Air Lawyer

Lorie Schmidt -- a top EPA Clean Air Act lawyer who had a leading role crafting the Clean Power Plan -- has been reassigned to work on "special projects," according to a notification sent to agency staff late last week, a move that appears to underscore efforts by Trump EPA officials to reverse the agency's course on a suite of air regulations. One former agency official calls the move "highly unusual." "Associate General Counsels are selected through a very competitive...