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Professor McCabe Responds to EPA Emergency Rule for Politico
05/05/2020
IU McKinney Law Professor of Practice Janet McCabe responded to an article for Politico on the EPA's emergency rule that temporarily eases requirements to check real-world pollution emitted by power plants during the coronavirus pandemic. An early EPA draft had called for a broader and potentially permanent rule.
The final version released by EPA last week underwent changes following a White House review and praise from environmental advocates who have typically been critical of the Trump administration's moves, given the unique circumstances. "I could see myself having said yes to this kind of thing," said Professor McCabe, Director of IU's Environmental Resilience Institute and the Obama-era acting air chief at EPA. The rule does not relax emissions standards, but gives companies more time, during the coronavirus situation, to perform routine checks of monitoring equipment.
