"When the federal government abandons the law and the science, everyday people suffer the consequences. The lawsuit seeks to reinstate the endangerment finding, which found that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, and formed the basis for climate standards on cars, power plants, and other sources of greenhouse gas pollution."
"Across our country, communities are already suffering from climate disasters. From freak storms to devastating floods to deadly cold snaps and unbearable heat waves, the climate crisis is here, and it is already reshaping the way we live. Instead of helping Americans face our new reality, the Trump administration has chosen denial, repealing critical protections that are foundational to the federal government's response to climate change."
A coalition of 24 states, along with a dozen cities and counties, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's February rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding. This determination established that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare, serving as the foundation for climate standards on vehicles, power plants, and other emission sources. The lawsuit, led by Massachusetts, California, New York, and Connecticut, argues the EPA's action was illegal and seeks to reinstate the endangerment finding and reverse related repeals of motor vehicle emission limits. State attorneys general contend that communities already experience climate disasters and that the administration's denial undermines critical federal climate protections.
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