Pruitt

Now before the Court are the motion for summary judgment filed by Plaintiffs Sierra Club and A Community Voice-Louisiana ("Plaintiffs") and the cross-motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant Scott Pruit, in his official capacity as the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"). This action addresses whether the EPA's most recent year-long delay in implementation of formaldehyde emission standards exceeds its statutory authority under the Formaldehyde Standards in Composite Wood Products Act. See 15 U.S.C. § 2697 (the "Formaldehyde Act" or the "Act").

A. Procedural History of the Formaldehyde Standards Act and Agency Regulations.

The Formaldehyde Act was passed by Congress and signed into law in 2010 and was codified as Title VI of the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") ). The Formaldehyde Act set out emission standards for domestically manufactured and imported composite wood products and the directed the Administrator of the EPA, by no later than July 1, 2013, to promulgate implementing regulations that would ensure compliance with the new emission standards.

Formaldehyde is used in the manufacture and fabrication of composite wood…