"The challenge comes days after Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin announced that it would scrap the endangerment finding, breaking with the long-standing scientific consensus that global warming poses a risk to human health. The finding played a critical role in regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, which accounted for 28 percent of all U.S. emissions in 2022."
"EPA has a duty to consider the well-being and safety of all, and the science is clear; climate change and air pollution threaten everyone's health, said Georges Benjamin, MD, chief executive officer of the APHA, in a statement. On supporting science journalism If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today."
Prominent medical and environmental organizations filed a lawsuit challenging the EPA's decision to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding that linked climate change to public health risks. The plaintiffs include the American Public Health Association, American Lung Association, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and other advocacy groups. The 2009 finding underpinned regulations of greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, which accounted for 28 percent of U.S. emissions in 2022. The litigation follows EPA administrator Lee Zeldin's announcement to discard the finding and could lead to a Supreme Court review, recalling the 2007 Massachusetts v. EPA ruling that classified greenhouse gases as air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
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