The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued two final rules easing key project anti-pollution compliance in the days leading up to the election. It says the changes offer needed industry flexibility, but environmentalists say they weaken protections and may violate the law.
EPA on Oct. 22 finalized the rollback of a long-standing clean air rule, New Source Review, which requires a construction permit and possible new pollution controls if an industrial or power plant project hikes facility emissions under a two-part analysis.