Experts Say Courts May Wait To Review Trump Alternatives For GHG Rules

Environmental law experts say federal courts may postpone ruling on major Obama-era air rules, such as EPA's power plant greenhouse gas rule, opting instead to pass judgment on any Trump administration actions to modify or repeal those regulations. Speaking Feb. 9 at a conference hosted by the American Law Institute -- Continuing Legal Education (ALI-CLE) in Washington, D.C., leading environmental lawyers stressed their expectation that even if President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) decides to abandon legal defenses of...