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Courts reject EPA climate and air-policy pullbacks in multiple cases
In one June ruling, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit upheld stricter soot standards in a 3-0 decision, limiting the EPA’s efforts to weaken rules without new rulemaking.
Insurance Journal reports that federal courts nationwide have delivered rulings against the Trump administration in multiple lawsuits challenging efforts to shrink federal environmental protection, including attempts to terminate billions of dollars in climate grants and roll back Biden-era air policies.
Over the past three months, the outlet says judges ruled against the EPA in more than half of cases, though some lawsuits remain unresolved, and the agency is looking to appeal decisions it lost, according to an EPA spokesperson.
The article also describes a legal fight over soot standards, where the Trump administration reversed course and argued the EPA lacked authority to update the standards when it did, prompting litigation after more than 20 Republican-led states sued in 2024.
Insurance Journal adds that a DC Circuit panel reaffirmed the stronger soot standards in June in a 3-0 ruling, while attorneys and legal experts said the decisions can act as a backstop to faster rollbacks that bypass time-intensive rulemaking.