"More than a dozen health and environmental advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States over its decision to withdraw a key climate change finding from 2009. That determination, known as the endangerment finding, had established that greenhouse gases are a risk to public health and environmental safety, given that they are the primary drivers of climate change."
"That prompted Wednesday's lawsuit, the first of its kind, which alleges that the Trump administration's decision will risk the health and welfare of US citizens. Repealing the Endangerment Finding endangers all of us. People everywhere will face more pollution, higher costs, and thousands of avoidable deaths, Peter Zalzal, the associate vice president of clean air strategies at Environmental Defense Fund, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement."
"The endangerment finding was considered a keystone policy for environmental regulations in the US, serving as the legal underpinning for policies to restrict greenhouse gas emissions and push clean-energy programmes. But the Trump administration has led a movement to withdraw from climate-change initiatives, both domestically and on an international scale. Upon returning to office in January 2025, Trump announced he would once again pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, as he had during his first term."
The Environmental Protection Agency rescinded the 2009 endangerment finding that identified greenhouse gases as a risk to public health and environmental safety. More than a dozen health and environmental advocacy groups filed a lawsuit challenging the withdrawal and asserting it will endanger the health and welfare of US citizens. The endangerment finding served as the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions and advancing clean-energy programs. The rescission occurred under President Donald Trump on February 12. Plaintiffs warn that repealing the finding will lead to more pollution, higher costs, and thousands of avoidable deaths. Trump has also moved to withdraw the United States from major international climate initiatives.
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