24 states and local governments sue EPA over repeal of climate endangerment finding
The Facts
- A coalition of 24 states, along with cities and counties, filed suit against the Trump administration and the EPA over the repeal of the endangerment finding.
- The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
- The challenge targets the EPA’s revocation of the 2009 endangerment finding, which concluded that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare.
- The endangerment finding has been described as the legal foundation for federal climate regulations covering vehicles, power plants, and other pollution sources.
- The states argue that the EPA acted illegally in rescinding the finding.
- The lawsuit is expected to be consolidated with an earlier case filed by environmental groups challenging the same repeal.
- Several reports identify California, New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut among the leading states in the coalition.
Context
What is the endangerment finding?
It is the EPA’s 2009 scientific determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, and it has served as the legal basis for many federal climate regulations NYT,Daily Mail,KCCI.
Why does this lawsuit matter?
If the repeal stands, sources say it could remove the legal basis for regulating greenhouse-gas emissions from cars, power plants, and oil and gas operations Energy Central,Daily Mail,Boston Globe.
Is this the only legal challenge to the EPA’s decision?
No. Sources say environmental groups filed a separate challenge earlier, and the new state-led case is expected to be consolidated with it NYT,Boston Globe.
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