Is Trump Admin.'s Suspension Of Clean Water Rule Lawful?

By Steven Gordon (July 25, 2018, 11:07 AM EDT) -- The Trump administration's efforts to reverse various environmental regulations promulgated by the Obama administration have highlighted important principles of administrative law that limit the manner in which such changes can be made. In February 2018, the Trump administration suspended the Clean Water Rule while it considers how to rescind or revise the rule. This action was immediately challenged in two companion cases filed in a New York federal court. These cases present some interesting issues about when and how an agency can suspend a regulation that has already taken effect....

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