US EditionWhat to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change
The EPA's revocation removes vehicle emission limits and may reverse broader climate rules after 16 years based on the 2009 scientific finding, officials and experts say.
- On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency revoked its 2009 endangerment finding and repealed greenhouse-gas vehicle emissions standards tied to that scientific basis.
- The Trump administration argued the finding hurt industry and the economy and accused prior administrations of misapplying science, while environmentalists warned greenhouse gases worsen floods, heat waves and drought.
- Grounded in the U.S. Supreme Court 2007 ruling, the 2009 endangerment finding concluded carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and underpinned 2010 implementation of vehicle and industry regulations under the Clean Air Act.
- Environmental groups are expected to challenge the revocation in federal court, while experts warn it could force future administrations to restart the endangerment finding process, delaying climate rules.
- Scientists caution that the hottest years since 2009 show rising temperatures cause extreme weather, and reversing the finding undermines scientific progress and U.S. institutions tasked with protecting the environment.
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The Trump administration has made it more difficult to curb planet-warming pollution by dumping a scientific finding that's the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases.
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