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US Pushes To Revoke Scientific Ruling That Underpins Climate Regulations

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks, as he tours Nucor Steel Berkeley with US Vice President JD Vance, in Huger, South Carolina, on May 1, 2025 (Credit: AFP)

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday moved to reverse a foundational scientific determination that underpins the US government's authority to limit greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles and, more broadly, to combat climate change.

Speaking at an auto dealership in Indianapolis, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin argued that the 2009 Endangerment Finding was based on flawed reasoning and had inflicted serious economic harm.

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