Hill Republicans Quietly Prod Pruitt To Rethink 'Glider' Truck Rule Repeal

Fearing harms to domestic manufacturing, several House and Senate Republicans have quietly urged EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to rethink his plan to repeal Obama-era rules governing “glider” trucks, an unusual move that highlights opposition to the plan not just by environmental groups but also large swaths of the trucking sector. The letters, which were sent to Pruitt last month and have yet to be posted to the rulemaking docket, signal that the GOP lawmakers followed though on the early drafting...