"The "endangerment finding" provides the legal underpinning for controlling heat-trapping gases under the Clean Air Act, and reflects scientific agreement that global warming poses major risks. But EPA's new move will face immediate litigation. Driving the news: EPA is expected to issue a final regulation Thursdaythat removes the finding for emissions from vehicles. The rescission came alongside separate rules that repeal CO2 standards for cars and trucks, with EPA claiming it now lacks authority to impose them. But by extension, the conclusions could bring challenges to future emissions controls on power plants and other big industrial sources."
"Tesla, in comments submitted before EPA's action, was among the companies that urged EPA not to take such a step. Elon Musk's company said the endangerment finding "and the vehicle emissions standards which flow from it have provided a stable regulatory platform for Tesla's extensive investments in product development and production." State of play: "We are officially terminating the so called endangerment finding, a disastrous Obama-era policy," Trump said at the White House, boasting that it would help cut consumer costs."
EPA is issuing a final regulation that removes the endangerment finding for vehicle emissions and repeals CO2 standards for cars and trucks, citing lack of authority to impose those standards. The action references Supreme Court decisions in 2022 and 2024 that limit agency power to craft major rules without explicit congressional authorization. The change departs from mainstream climate science conclusions and could jeopardize future emissions controls for power plants and other large industrial sources. The decision prompted immediate legal challenges and sharp criticism from environmental and public health groups, while some industry actors warned it undermines regulatory stability.
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