Watchdog group finds EPA failed in glider kit repeal rule
Lawmakers call out White House for trying to obstruct OIG probe.
Lawmakers call out White House for trying to obstruct OIG probe.
Results of two audits could affect current quotas of glider truck kits.
Glider kit investigations initiated by Democrats and Republicans are expected to be concluded in early 2019.
The Environmental Protection Agency reversed Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s July 6 decision to give glider kit manufacturers relief from a key limitation after fierce push back from environmentalists.
The controversial study has become a national story and is now under scrutiny of two U.S. Senators who are demanding information from Scott Pruitt’s Nov. 16 proposal to exempt “glider kits” from industry emissions standards.
Glider kits, or rebuilt trucks, are not exempt from the new emissions standards, but some people are using a Tennessee Tech study to help make the case they should be.