The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling that struck down EPA's administrative stay of Obama-era methane standards for new oil and gas operations could provide a boost for environmentalists hoping to undo similar delays on several other rules, even though the suits test different legal principles. Industry and environmental attorneys say the D.C. Circuit's July 3 order bringing the methane new source performance standards (NSPS) back into effect will serve as a marker for how judges are likely to consider the issues at play when EPA seeks to delay rules with an eye toward rewriting them.
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