TRANSPARENCY: EPA seeks to block chief’s deposition in coal lawsuit.

The Environmental Protection Agency is working to block a deposition for administrator Gina McCarthy as part of a coal industry lawsuit.

In a Tuesday court filing, the EPA asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to block a scheduled deposition in a case brought against the agency by coal giant Murray Energy Corp.

Murray has sued the EPA over its rules agenda, arguing that the agency doesn’t properly consider the job impact of its regulations before issuing them. It has petitioned to have McCarthy deposed in the case, something scheduled for later this month.
The EPA has looked to avoid the deposition, and argued that a lower court has taken too long to rule on its stay request.

Alternative headline: Don’t question me, peasants!