Nissa Koerner, nissa.koerner@sierraclub.org
Washington, DC -- Today, the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted a temporary stay in response to a lawsuit brought yesterday by the Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund, and Center for Biological Diversity, ordering Andrew Wheeler’s Environmental Protection Agency to continue to enforce glider truck requirements while the parties brief the merits of the case. The EPA must file a response to the motion by 4pm on July 25.
In response, Sierra Club Chief Climate Counsel Joanne Spalding released the following statement:
“Andrew Wheeler’s tenure as EPA chief is picking up where Scott Pruitt’s left off. Wheeler and Pruitt flagrantly disregarded the established laws and rulemaking processes when EPA promised the manufacturers of these super polluting trucks that it would not enforce its standards to limit air pollution. The court is putting on the brakes while it considers whether this promise violates the law. The nationwide no-action enforcement memorandum is a blatant attempt by Wheeler and the Trump Administration to rig the system for the dirty truck industry at the expense of American families and jobs. The wheels are already coming off Wheeler’s tenure, and we look forward to making our case to the court -- and the American people.”
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