"The move could offer an early test of the Trump administration’s aggressive deregulatory agenda."
"The Trump administration has crossed a key threshold in its campaign to toss a stricter air pollution standard for soot, in a move that threatens to erase one of the Biden administration’s core public health accomplishments.
In a motion filed Monday evening, EPA attorneys asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to vacate the standard, which is predicted to save thousands of lives by tightening the exposure limit to a pollutant tied to a higher risk of strokes, lung cancer and other cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
The case could provide a landmark test of the agency’s ability under President Donald Trump to successfully pull off an industry-friendly agenda of regulatory rollbacks.
In the newly filed motion, EPA echoed the arguments of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business advocates in faulting the Biden administration for allegedly taking a “regulatory shortcut” by adopting the stricter annual standard for the fine particles often dubbed soot without first conducting the “thorough review” required by the Clean Air Act."
Sean Reilly reports for E&E News November 25, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"EPA To Abandon Air Pollution Rule That Would Prevent Thousands Of U.S. Deaths" (Washington Post)
"Trump EPA Moves To Abandon Rule That Sets Tough Standards For Deadly Soot Pollution" (AP)
"EPA Asks Court To Overturn Biden-Era Limits On Deadly Soot Pollution" (The Hill)
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