US EditionTrump revokes EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The EPA's repeal removes the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas regulations, affecting vehicle emissions standards and potentially increasing pollution nationwide, officials said.
- On Thursday, the EPA announced the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding that underpins federal climate rules, announced at a press conference and not yet posted to the Federal Register.
- Adopted in 2009, the endangerment finding under President Barack Obama served as the legal basis for EPA actions under the Clean Air Act of 1963 to curb carbon dioxide, methane and four other heat-trapping pollutants.
- President Trump said the change will lower new-car prices and increase Americans' access to gasoline vehicles, while Jeff Holmstead observed that `revoking the endangerment finding will immediately eliminate all greenhouse gas standards for motor vehicles, but vehicle makers have very long planning cycles, and the revocation of the endangerment finding won't have much practical impact in the near term`.
- Legal experts warned that challenges are certain and could lead to broader undoing of climate regulations, with other states and environmental groups signaling they could sue.
- The administration claimed the repeal will save U.S. taxpayers 1.3 trillion, while scrapping standards could release more than 7 billion tons of emissions and shift Detroit Three automakers back to gas-powered vehicles.
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U.S. Repeals Climate "Endangerment Finding"
In a move described as the “single largest deregulatory action” in U.S. history, the Trump administration has officially revoked the 2009 “endangerment finding.” This landmark decision, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee Zeldin, eliminates the legal declaration that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide pose a threat to public health and welfare. Since its inception, the endangerment finding has served …
Major Regulatory Change: White House Rescinds 2009 Federal Climate Finding
The White House confirmed Thursday that President Donald Trump has rescinded a 2009 federal finding that classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health. The decision, first issued by the Environmental Protection Agency during Barack Obama’s administration, has served as the legal foundation for regulating emissions from vehicles, power plants, oil and gas facilities, and other industries. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump called the m…
EPA to Repeal Greenhouse Gas Regulations
by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics: The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration is on the verge of repealing the 2009 “endangerment finding” that formed the legal and scientific basis for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. That finding, first issued early in the Obama administration, concluded that carbon dioxide and five other […]
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