Trump EPA will propose repealing finding that climate change endangers public health
The Trump administration will propose the repeal of a landmark 2009 determination that climate change poses a danger to the public, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. “EPA has sent to the Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding from the Obama EPA,” Zeldin told Newsmax. … The finding provided a legal basis for EPA regulations on these planet-heating gases, including for its rules requiring automakers’ to cut emissions from their vehicle fleets.
Other EPA news:
- Reuters: US EPA to withdraw foundation of greenhouse gas rules, sources say
- The Guardian (London, U.K.): Trump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores ‘clearcut’ science, expert says
- Mother Jones: Employees kept in the dark as EPA dismantles scientific research office
- Truthout: Blog: Trump’s coal-friendly EPA rolls back rules meant to prevent water contamination
