"An EPA advisory panel's sharp rebukes of the Trump administration's Clean Water Act protections and vehicle emissions standards have provided a partial blueprint for how critics could challenge the rules in court.
EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), which includes many members selected by the Trump administration, last week finalized striking criticisms of the agency's proposed Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule and its recently narrowed definition of the "waters of the United States," or WOTUS.
The board could also soon finalize two more draft reports taking aim at the Trump administration's use of science in rulemaking and its rethinking of whether it is "appropriate and necessary" for EPA to regulate mercury and other pollutants from power plants (Greenwire, Jan. 2).
The SAB's criticisms, legal experts say, are likely to be raised against EPA in court."
Pamela King and Jeremy P. Jacobs report for Greenwire March 6, 2020.
Advertisement 
