April 21, 2020
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully blocked grant recipients from serving on its federal advisory committees, the D.C. Circuit ruled Tuesday in a precedential opinion reversing a lower court's decision.
March 30, 2020
The Natural Resources Defense Council has told a New York federal court that a recent First Circuit decision bolsters its ongoing bid to vacate a 2017 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy regarding the allocation of EPA grants.
February 19, 2020
A D.C. Circuit panel appeared divided Wednesday over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is erroneously barring members of its scientific advisory committees from receiving agency grants while serving in the role, with two judges suggesting the policy conflicts with federal ethics regulations.
October 29, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has urged the D.C. Circuit to affirm a district court's dismissal of a challenge to its policy barring members of its scientific advisory committees from serving if they are receiving agency grants.