The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it would reconsider air-quality regulations as Texas faces high diesel prices, following concerns raised by state officials.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin wrote to Gov. Greg Abbott that rules from the Biden and Obama administrations were causing “significant economic harm,” according to The Hill. Abbott also declared an emergency allowing commercial use of diesel normally reserved for agriculture, the Washington Post reported.
The reports did not provide details on which regulations the EPA will reconsider or when a decision could be made.