The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion in federal court on Thursday pulling back the safety regulations, introduced last year under former president Joe Biden. The rules, which took effect in May, require sites that handle hazardous chemicals to adopt new safeguards including explicit measures to prepare for storms, floods and other climate-related risks.

Other EPA news:

• E&E News by Politico: Nancy Beck gets decision-making power in EPA chemicals office
• The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.): EPA warns future flare-ups at Moss Landing Battery Plant possible
• WilmerHale: Blog: San Francisco vs. EPA: Impact on Clean Water Act permittees​
• National Law Review: Supreme Court says EPA has no authority to impose “end-result” requirements in Clean Water Act permits​
• Water Finance & Management: National Association of Clean Water Agencies calls Supreme Court ruling ‘major victory’ for clean water
• Politico: Obama-era EPA water chief joins environmental nonprofit