Outlook 2023

OUTLOOK 2023

EPA readies suite of tough new rules amid GOP, Supreme Court scrutiny

Inside EPA's Outlook 2023 is our special report about the year ahead. EPA and other agencies have outlined an ambitious regulatory agenda for environmental and climate policy, including a suite of new rules governing greenhouse gases, water and air quality, PFAS and other industrial chemicals as well as measures to improve permitting. Officials are also grappling with a series of difficult decisions and debates as they implement the Inflation Reduction Act. The Biden administration is also ramping up efforts to address environmental justice concerns, such as increasing use of cumulative risk analysis, but it faces pushback from industry and continued turmoil with advocates. Officials are also facing new political tests as House Republicans prepare an aggressive oversight agenda of EPA and other agencies’ policies. And they are also bracing for rulings from the conservative Supreme Court regarding clean water and other regulatory issues.

With Legislation Stalled, Permitting Reform Focus Turns To EPA, CEQ

With Congress unlikely to quickly approve permit reforms in 2023, EPA and other agencies are expected to advance key rule changes that will seek to advance the Biden administration’s clean energy priorities but they will face a host of potential hurdles, including concerns from environmental justice (EJ) advocates, likely opposition from congressional Republicans and potential legal limits from the Supreme Court. But observers say that the Biden administration and lawmakers may eventually reach a legislative deal, especially given the need...

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