"On Thursday the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to scrap the agency's landmark 2009 global warming endangerment finding, breaking with the long-standing scientific consensus that global warming poses a risk to human health. The finding has played a critical role in regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. The transportation sector accounted for 28 percent of all U.S. emissions in 2022."
"If finalized, rescinding the Endangerment Finding and resulting regulations would end $1 trillion or more in hidden taxes on American businesses and families, said Lee Zeldin, head of the EPA, when he first released the proposed move in July. The decision is expected to be announced on Thursday at a White House event with Zeldin and U.S. president Donald Trump. The move would go far beyond rolling back Biden-era laws to boost fuel efficiency and limit emissions for gasoline-burning cars and trucks, experts have said."
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding that classified greenhouse gas emissions as a threat to human health. The endangerment finding underpinned regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. The transportation sector produced 28 percent of U.S. emissions in 2022. The proposed rescission is framed as eliminating over $1 trillion in hidden taxes on businesses and families and will be announced at a White House event. Rescinding the finding would remove emissions limits, likely increasing vehicle exhaust, air pollution, insurance, transportation, and energy costs, and worsening risks of respiratory and cardiovascular disease and premature death.
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