Trump EPA’s Fast Track for ‘Secret Science’ Rule Nixed (1)

The Trump administration’s EPA broke the law when it finalized a “science transparency” rule and made it effective immediately, a federal court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help the Biden administration scrap the rule.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Montana said the Environmental Protection Agency failed to justify its decision to make the controversial rule take effect right after its publication in the Federal Register, instead of after 30 days, as is typical.

“EPA failed to show a need for urgent implementation when it took more than two-and-one-half years to finalize this regulation,” Chief Judge ...