E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Environmental and health groups have filed a lawsuit against the EPA's rollback of its "endangerment finding," which had been the basis for federal climate regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
- The lawsuit challenges the EPA's decision to eliminate limits on greenhouse gases from vehicles and other sources, arguing that this move is illegal and undermines public health protections.
- The legal battle revisits issues addressed by the Supreme Court in the 2007 Massachusetts v. EPA case, where the Court ruled that the EPA must regulate greenhouse gases if they threaten public health.
- The EPA's 2009 endangerment finding, based on that ruling, enabled the government to set limits on emissions to combat climate change, but the recent rollback threatens to undo those
