By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bloomberg News
The Trump administration moved Monday to curb settlements with conservationists and industry, instead vowing to fight cases designed to force the Environmental Protection Agency to take action.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt said he is ending a “sue- and-settle” practice that has resulted in closed-door agreements committing the agency to regulating greenhouse gas emissions or mercury pollution from power plants.
“It’s very important that we do not engage in rulemaking through litigation,” Pruitt told reporters at a briefing Monday.
“As of today, with this directive and the memorandum, we’re no longer going to be involved ...
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