Congress authorizes the EPA to regulate air quality by reducing emissions from gasoline engines. The EPA immediately bans gas engines issues such a regulation. The new regulation is probably:
A) a legal issuance of a substantive regulation
B) a legal amendment of a substantive regulation
C) a legal procedural revision of a substantive regulation
D) an improperly implemented substantive regulation
E) an improper revision of an interpretative regulation

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The EPA's immediate ban on gas engines likely exceeds the scope of authority granted by Congress, which authorized regulation to improve air quality, not a complete ban. This action could be seen as improperly implemented, as it may not follow the proper procedural steps or adhere to the intended scope of authority.

Congress Authorizes the EPA to Regulate Air Quality by Reducing