The Trump administration has drafted a plan to repeal the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding” that classified carbon dioxide, methane, and four other greenhouse gases as threats to public health under the Clean Air Act. This move could fundamentally alter U.S. climate policy by removing the legal foundation for many greenhouse gas regulations. The Legal Foundation and Strategy Rather than challenging climate science directly, the EPA’s draft approach argues that Clean Air Act Section 111 doesn’t authorize broad pollutant-group findings. Instead, the agency claims the law requires pollutant-specific determinations. “This action is part of the biggest deregulatory effort in U.S. history,” … Continue reading EPA Moves to Rescind 2009 Climate Finding That Underpins Greenhouse Gas Regulations Amid Record 1.29°C Global Temperature Rise