US EditionWhat does EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding mean for us?
The EPA removed the legal basis for federal greenhouse gas regulation affecting vehicles, power plants, and industry, reversing a key 2009 climate protection rule.
- On Feb. 12 the federal government removed a key Clean Air Act rule, rescinding the 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding.
- The 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding was the legal and scientific determination that greenhouse gases harm public health and welfare, forming the basis for federal greenhouse-gas policy.
- Experts cited include Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor Emerita of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, and lead author of the Montana Climate Assessment.
- The repeal removes the statutory basis for federal rules on greenhouse-gas emissions and affects regulations for vehicles, power plants and industry.
- As a recent federal move earlier this month, the repeal eliminates the 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, a key climate regulation framework.
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EPA repeals endangerment finding: Now what?
Krista K. McIntyre of Stoel Rives LLP discusses the EPA's repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding regarding greenhouse gas emissions and the uncertainties in light of legal challenges to the repeal, while noting compliance obligations continue.
Good Riddance to EPA’s Endangerment Finding on Greenhouse Gases
In its recent coverage of the Trump administration’s “total victory” over the Obama-era endangerment finding regarding carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, the New York Times chose a striking photograph: President Trump and OMB Director Russell Vought standing before a painting of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback.Roosevelt, the great conservationist, reminds us that the Left’s climate change hysteria is the opposite of truly stewarding our …
EPA Repeal of Climate Finding Sparks Major Legal Battle
A coalition of public health and environmental organizations has filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its decision to revoke a key scientific determination that has anchored federal climate policy for more than a decade. At issue is the agency’s repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding,” a declaration that concluded carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. That findin…
EPA greenhouse gas finding rollback sparks debate over climate implications
From rising sea levels to heightened risk of floods and wildfires, Pitt researchers believe the revocation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding has consequences for global climate change. On Feb. 12, the EPA revoked its 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding that classified carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as public health-threatening air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. This finding previous…
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