Court Rulings On Pruitt-Era Delays Seen Limiting EPA Stays Under Wheeler

July 19, 2018
Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has pledged to carry on Scott Pruitt's deregulatory agenda, but his ability to do so could be boxed in by court rulings that struck down or limited Pruitt's stays of Obama-era rules while he reconsidered them, setting new precedents curbing Wheeler's ability to block the prior administration's policies. Wheeler is now presiding over ongoing efforts to rewrite or repeal a host of rules subject to administrative stays or enforcement delays, such as the Clean Water...


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