"The Trump administration is planning this week to repeal the Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, according to U.S. officials, in the most far-reaching rollback of U.S. climate policy to date. The reversal targets the 2009 "endangerment finding," which concluded that six greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare."
""This amounts to the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States," EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an interview. The move is likely to be seen as a victory for the fossil-fuel industry, which for years has pushed back against federal climate regulations. Since taking office, President Trump has sought to repeal rules that his allies in the oil-and-gas industry have cited as overly burdensome. Trump has framed fossil fuels as vital to economic and national security."
"The decision to repeal the endangerment finding might also create fresh uncertainty for companies with global operations, which could find themselves caught between lower environmental standards at home and a higher baseline for emissions rules abroad. A void at the federal level might prompt states to implement their own regulations, and create new legal exposure for companies. Environmental groups have said they would challenge a rollback in the courts,"
The administration intends to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding that identified six greenhouse gases as threats to public health and welfare and served as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation. That finding underpinned EPA rules that limited emissions from power plants and tightened vehicle fuel-economy standards. EPA leadership called the move the largest act of deregulation in U.S. history, and the change is likely to benefit the fossil-fuel industry. The repeal could create regulatory uncertainty for multinational companies, prompt states to set their own standards, and trigger legal challenges that could take years to resolve.
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