Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's October 16, 2017 directive requires that EPA take steps to promote transparency and public participation in the consent decree and settlement agreement process involving lawsuits against EPA.
- Read the news release
- View a video and photo of the signing event
- Read the directive, and a memo from former Administrator Pruitt to EPA managers about the directive:
- Text versions:
- TEXT OF Directive Promoting Transparency and Public Participation in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, October 16, 2017(1 pg, 7 K)
- TEXT OF Memo from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to EPA Managers; Adhering to the Fundamental Principles of Due Process, Rule of Law, and Cooperative Federalism in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, October 16 2017(1 pg, 18 K)
- PDF versions:
- Text versions:
- Directive Promoting Transparency and Public Participation in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, October 16, 2017 (PDF)(3 pp, 721 K)
- Memo from EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt to EPA Managers: Adhering to the Fundamental Principles of Due Process, Rule of Law, and Cooperative Federalism in Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements, October 16 2017 (PDF)(6 pp, 2 MB)