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Judges Back EPA's Authority To Delay RMP, But Fault Pace Of Revisions


March 16, 2018 at 06:18 PM
Appellate court judges appear to be backing the Trump administration's authority to delay the Obama-era rule strengthening EPA's facility accident prevention program, but some are questioning why the agency needs a two-year delay, suggesting it should quickly revise a controversial provision and allow other new protections to take effect.

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