Laws & Regulations

Counseled by Industry, Not Staff, EPA Chief Is Off to a Blazing Start

"In the four months since he took office as the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator, Scott Pruitt has moved to undo, delay or otherwise block more than 30 environmental rules, a regulatory rollback larger in scope than any other over so short a time in the agency’s 47-year history, according to experts in environmental law."

Source: NY Times, 07/03/2017

"Oregon, Washington Threaten To Sue EPA Over Methane Rules"

"Fourteen states — including Oregon and Washington — are threatening to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act. In a letter to the EPA sent Thursday, the group argues Director Scott Pruitt broke the law when he ordered his agency to halt part of the rule-making process for regulating methane and other air pollution from oil and gas facilities."

Source: KUOW/EarthFix, 06/30/2017

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