"WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants, a move the Biden administration says will make it easier to enact limits on dangerous and climate-changing emissions.

EPA said Thursday it reviewed a rule issued by the Trump administration last year and found that it imposed procedural restrictions and other requirements that would have limited EPA’s ability to use the best available science in developing regulations under the Clean Air Act.

“EPA has critical authority under the Clean Air Act to protect the public from harmful air pollution, among other threats to our health. Revoking this unnecessary and misguided rule” by the Trump administration is “proof positive” of the Biden administration’s commitment to science, EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement."

Matthew Daly reports for the Associatd Press May 12, 2021. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Biden Administration to Repeal Trump Rule Aimed at Curbing E.P.A.’s Power" (New York Times) [3]

"EPA Scraps Trump Rule That Weakened Air Pollution Regulations" (Reuters) [4]