Trump's EPA Reportedly Wants to Remove Limits on Tailpipe Emissions

Trump's EPA Reportedly Wants to Remove Limits on Tailpipe Emissions

Under President Trump, the federal agency reportedly aims to reverse a ruling that greenhouse gases are bad for human health.

EPA Plan to End Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Expected Imminently, Will Harm Human Health, Experts Say - Inside Climate News

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in March the agency would work to erase the “endangerment finding” that the emissions are harming human health and the environment.By Amy GreenAn Environmental Protection Agency proposal to rescind its previous scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment contradicts the prevailing science on the issue and its own mission, two former federal officials said Friday.

Trump To Remove “Greenhouse Gases” From List of Dangerous Pollutants

The Trump administration is set to remove greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane from the list of dangerous pollutants, overturning the EPA's 2009 endangerment finding that has justified sweeping federal climate regulations. This bold move, aimed at dismantling the foundation of burdensome policies under the Clean Air Act, signals a major rollback of Obama-era environmental controls.

EPA Plan to End Greenhouse Gas Regulations, Expected Imminently, Will Harm Human Health, Experts Say

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in March the agency would work to erase the "endangerment finding" that the emissions are harming human health and the environment. By Amy Green An Environmental Protection Agency proposal to rescind its previous scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment contradicts the prevailing science on the issue and its own mission, two former federal officials said Friday.

Trump administration expected to say greenhouse gases aren't harmful

President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determination about the harms of greenhouse gases that underpins the US government's ability to curb climate change.