"The Trump administration's EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, is looking to repeal the 2009 "endangerment finding" that found greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare, possibly as early as this week, the Wall Street Journal reports. The EPA finding had set the legal basis for federal regulation of six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, and it has been unsuccessfully challenged since it was first instituted."
"Automakers, in particular, are facing a future in which they'll be forced to serve bifurcated markets, at least in the near term. Regulatory whiplash in the U.S. coupled with increasing competition from China has cost automakers tens of billions of dollars. American automakers' reliance on fossil fuel-powered trucks, in particular, has painted the domestic industry into a corner, providing addictive profits that distract from future-proofing their fleets in advance of seemingly inevitable competition from Chinese marques."
The EPA administrator Lee Zeldin is pursuing repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding that enabled federal regulation of six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane. The repeal would directly affect tailpipe emissions standards for cars and trucks and could be used to unwind regulations for power plants and industrial facilities. The move is likely to trigger multiple lawsuits and could take years to resolve. Legacy automakers did not press for repeal; Tesla urged retention of the finding as scientifically grounded. Repeal would widen U.S. divergence from other advanced economies, force firms to manage different market rules, increase costs, and intensify competitive pressure from China. The administration claims over $1 trillion in savings without providing supporting evidence.
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