Biden EPA Nixes Trump-Era Changes to Internal Appeals Board (1)

摘要

The EPA is scrapping a set of sweeping changes the Trump administration made to an internal appeals board-a win for advocates who said the updates would politicize the process andsideline environmental justice concerns.The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced it was rescinding most of a 2020 rule that overhauled the Environmental Appeals Board, an administrative panel thatresolves disputes over permits and agency orders.Under the previous administration, the EPA set swift deadlines for EAB decisions, imposed term limits for panel judges, narrowed the board’s jurisdiction, and made it easier for theagency’s general counsel-a political appointee -to reach down to resolve legal questions before the EAB.