Examining End Of EPA's 'Sue And Settle' Practice

By Maureen Mitchell (November 29, 2017, 12:00 PM EST) -- On Oct. 16, 2017, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt issued a directive to end the "sue and settle" practices within the agency related to rulemakings that resulted from consent decrees and settlement agreements entered into by the agency and certain unnamed "outside groups."[1] The directive states that it is intended to promote transparency and public participation in the process of resolving lawsuits brought against the agency.[2]...

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