"EPA is charging ahead on far-reaching rulemakings, even though the White House had ordered agency chiefs to prioritize the pandemic response.

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is working on some high-stakes environmental and public health regulations — possibly to beat a May deadline that could prevent Democrats from using the Congressional Review Act to kill the Trump administration's efforts should they retake the Senate after November's elections.

Critics complain the administration is effectively weakening the Clean Air Act at a time when the rapid spread of a respiratory illness, COVID-19, has infected and killed thousands in the United States and around the world."

Kelsey Brugger and Sean Reilly report for Greenwire April 13, 2020. [2]