US EditionWhat does EPA's repeal of the Endangerment Finding mean for us?
The EPA's rollback dismantles federal climate regulations, prompting states like Illinois and California to pursue independent environmental policies and legal challenges, experts say.
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Fueling the Conversation: The EPA Rightly Rescinded the Endangerment Finding; Now it’s Up to the Courts
On his first day in office, President Trump promised to sharply reverse course from the Obama and Biden administrations on energy policy. Over a year and 300 actions later, the Trump administration’s commitment to unleashing American energy abundance has been proven time and time again. The rescission of the Endangerment Finding is perhaps one of the most important energy wins of President Trump’s term so far. Enacted by the Obama administration…
Trump May Have Inadvertently Invited a Wave of Climate Action From Blue States
Mark Schiefelbein/APThe Trump administration’s decision to roll back the “endangerment finding” for greenhouse gas emissions may have had an unintended consequence: It undercut the administration’s legal argument against blue state climate regulations, environmental lawyers say.In February, the Environmental Protection Agency moved to rescind an Obama-era finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health and cause climate change, esse…
What does EPA's repeal of the Endangerment Finding mean for us?
On Feb. 12, the federal government delivered the latest blow to the climate crisis by removing a key regulatory rule of the Clean Air Act. The 2009 EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding was the legal and scientific determination that greenhouse…
How Repealing the EPA Endangerment Finding Will Help the Planet
Chicken Little famously claimed—more than 2,000 years ago now—that the sky was falling. In fact, the sky remained very much in place. The fearmonger had simply been hit on the head by an acorn. These days, the role of Chicken Little is filled by reporters and environmental extremists. Every time a conservative administration somewhere in the world proposes to roll back an expensive environmental regulation, rest assured, we’ll hear that the sky…
Trump Administration Rescinds Endangerment Finding: Another Step Back From Climate Goals
U.S. President Donald Trump took another step back from achieving climate goals. On Feb. 12, he announced the rescission of the endangerment finding, the scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. This repeal will eliminate the regulation of some greenhouse gas emissions, allowing industries to release them without regulation. As a result, climate change will accelerate further, even as it is already causing…
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