District Of Columbia Circuit Court Will Hear En Banc Challenge To Methane Ruling

Mealey's (August 1, 2017, 3:03 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The en banc District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 31 issued an order calling for the parties to file briefs in advance of a rehearing of a split decision issued by a panel of the court that held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lacked authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to stay a rule on fugitive methane emissions (Clean Air Council, et al. v. Scott Pruitt, et al., No. 17-1145. D.C. Cir.)....