Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections
Summary
Eighteen young Americans filed a lawsuit asking a court to stop the Trump administration’s rollback of a key climate protection rule. They argue that removing the rule harms their constitutional rights and will lead to more pollution and damage to the environment.Key Facts
- The lawsuit challenges the repeal of the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding," which said greenhouse gases threaten public health.
- The repeal affects car pollution rules, and automakers may produce more gas-powered vehicles as a result.
- The case is called Venner v EPA and is filed in the Washington DC circuit court of appeals.
- The plaintiffs claim the rollback violates their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and religious freedom.
- Increased pollution from the repeal could add about one gigaton of CO2, more than Japan’s yearly emissions.
- The lawsuit asks the court to immediately halt the rollback to prevent irreversible harm.
- Some plaintiffs say the rollback makes it harder to practice their religion because of climate-related health risks.
- Other environmental and public health groups also sued the EPA over this issue but did not ask for an immediate halt.
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