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Wright says a 'process rule' will constrain agency rulemaking and challenge EPA endangerment finding
Summary
Energy Secretary Chris Wright described a new 'process rule' intended to require agencies to prove net benefits of rules and said the administration is challenging the EPA endangerment finding that underpins many regulations.
Wright said the administration is pursuing a "process rule" intended to require agencies to demonstrate that new regulations do not harm individuals and deliver net benefits. "Most of the regulations that are passed will not pass that test," he said, adding that the rule is meant to limit agency actions that he described as "overreaching."
He also said the endangerment finding relied on by the Environmental Protection Agency to justify many rules is being challenged, and the administration believes that constraint on rulemaking will "withstand legal scrutiny" and be difficult to reverse. The interview did not include legal texts or independent legal analysis of those claims.
