US EditionTrump Revokes Landmark Ruling that Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health
The EPA's repeal ends 17 years of federal greenhouse gas regulation under the Clean Air Act, with the administration citing $1.3 trillion in consumer savings, officials said.
- The EPA formally revoked the endangerment finding on Thursday, removing the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases from cars, trucks, and power plants, as announced by President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
- Set in motion last year, Zeldin announced plans to repeal the rule, with Karoline Levitt saying the rollback would save roughly $1.3 trillion and more than $2,400 per vehicle.
- Analyses found up to 20% of U.S. heat-trapping gases come from tailpipes, with Fred Krupp warning `This action will only lead to more of this pollution, and that will lead to higher costs and real harms for American families.`
- Legal experts note the 2009 finding rests on science and federal court rulings, and the Supreme Court treats greenhouse gases as pollutants under the Clean Air Act; Earthjustice and the Environmental Defense Fund have vowed to sue.
- Critics warned short-term gains ignore trillions in climate damages and healthcare costs, with Meredith Hankins saying the Trump EPA cynically pretends climate change isn’t a risk.
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Donald Trump revokes landmark greenhouse gases ruling despite risk to millions of Americans
Donald Trump has reversed a “crucial” scientific ruling that resulted in major reforms by Barack Obama's administration.The so-called "endangerment finding" by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2009 concluded a range of greenhouse gases was a threat to public health, becoming the legal foundation of federal efforts to rein in emissions.The EPAy, currently headed by Lee Zeldin, called the reversal the "largest deregulation in American histor…
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What to know about Trump administration decision to revoke key scientific finding
The Environmental Protection Agency has revoked the agency’s 2009 'endangerment finding,' that's a scientific conclusion that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted by burning fossil fuels are a danger to public health and welfare.
The president defended the measure as "the biggest deregulation action in U.S. history" and assured that it will lower the costs for manufacturing...
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