Summary
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has canceled a key scientific finding from 2009 that recognized greenhouse gases as harmful to human health. This finding supported regulations to control these emissions under U.S. laws, but its removal is likely to prompt legal challenges. The move aligns with President Trump's agenda to ease environmental rules that he considers costly.
Key Facts
- The EPA overturned a 2009 scientific finding about greenhouse gases being harmful.
- This finding was used to regulate emissions under the Clean Air Act.
- The change is expected to lead to immediate legal challenges.
- The EPA also repealed rules on CO2 emissions for cars and trucks.
- President Trump stated that this repeal aims to reduce consumer costs.
- The EPA's decision goes against some mainstream climate science views.
- Different Supreme Court decisions in 2022 and 2024 affected the EPA's regulatory powers.
- Some industries worry that removing the finding could lead to inconsistent state regulations and lawsuits.
