The EPA said Tuesday it would rescind the agency’s 2009 endangerment finding and all regulations based on its determination that greenhouse gas emissions are a threat to public health requiring regulation under the Clean Air Act.
The final rule is still under interagency review and hasn’t been made public or signed by Administrator Lee Zeldin. But the agency said in an email that the forthcoming final rule would be a “historic action” and that the finding was used to “justify trillions of dollars of greenhouse gas regulations covering new vehicles and engines.”
“EPA is actively working to deliver a historic action for the American people, ” EPA spokesperson Brigit Hirsch said in an email. “Sixteen years ago, the Obama Administration made one of the most damaging decisions in modern history — the 2009 Endangerment Finding. In the intervening years, hardworking families and small businesses have paid the price as a result.”
