Summary
The Trump administration's EPA plans to change a key rule to stop regulating greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide under the Clean Air Act. This move involves overturning a 2009 decision that these gases endanger public health, making it harder to enforce climate-related regulations. Climate groups plan to oppose this proposal through comments and possible legal challenges.
Key Facts
- The EPA wants to change a 2009 decision that lets it regulate greenhouse gases.
- Greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide come from burning fossil fuels.
- The EPA announced plans to remove rules on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks.
- Transportation is the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.
- The EPA says it lacks legal authority to regulate these gases under current rules.
- The Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that the EPA should regulate these emissions.
- Climate groups plan to fight the proposal in the public comment phase and courts.
- If successful, this change would make it harder for future administrations to address greenhouse gas emissions.
