*Read more from Bloomberg News reporters Zahra Hirji and Jennifer A Dlouhy:*
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency formally concluded that greenhouse gases jeopardize public health and welfare. This so-called endangerment finding became the legal foundation for a host of rules combating planet-warming pollution — and a perennial target of conservative efforts to reverse them.
In July, Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump’s EPA administrator, unveiled the agency’s formal proposal to rescind the endangerment finding and simultaneously eliminate greenhouse gas curbs on automobiles that have been justified by it.
The EPA received more than half a million public comments on the proposal; members of Congress, former EPA employees, scientific bodies, Fortune 500 companies and more have weighed in. Many have pointed out that the 2009 finding is backed by a large body of scientific evidence.
Even so, the administration is pressing forward with its repeal. The formal announcement is scheduled for Feb. 12. Next come the legal challenges. Here’s what to know.
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*Read more from Bloomberg News reporters Zahra Hirji and Jennifer A Dlouhy:*
In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency formally concluded that greenhouse gases jeopardize public health and welfare. This so-called endangerment finding became the legal foundation for a host of rules combating planet-warming pollution — and a perennial target of conservative efforts to reverse them.
In July, Lee Zeldin, Donald Trump’s EPA administrator, unveiled the agency’s formal proposal to rescind the endangerment finding and simultaneously eliminate greenhouse gas curbs on automobiles that have been justified by it.
The EPA received more than half a million public comments on the proposal; members of Congress, former EPA employees, scientific bodies, Fortune 500 companies and more have weighed in. Many have pointed out that the 2009 finding is backed by a large body of scientific evidence.
Even so, the administration is pressing forward with its repeal. The formal announcement is scheduled for Feb. 12. Next come the legal challenges. Here’s what to know.