Trump Administration Proposes Repealing Key Climate Change Finding

President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking the 2009 scientific finding that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. This finding is the basis for U.S. regulations on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the proposed rule change, calling it the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. Environmental groups are expected to challenge the rule change in court.

Zeldin also plans to rescind limits on tailpipe emissions to promote electric vehicles. Environmental groups criticize the action, stating that it denies the reality of climate change impacts. Former EPA leaders have also criticized Zeldin's environmental rollbacks, saying they endanger lives and go against the agency's mission.

Trump's executive order directed the EPA to review the endangerment finding. While some conservatives support the plan to undo regulations, environmental groups and Democrats believe repealing the finding would face legal challenges. The finding allows the EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

If the endangerment finding is repealed, it could eliminate current limits on greenhouse gas pollution and hinder future climate change regulations. Advocates argue that attacking these safeguards goes against the EPA's duty to protect public health and the environment.

According to the source: AP News.