Trump revokes EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health
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President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.
Key Points
- President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.
- Donald Trump’s EPA scraps the landmark 2009 climate "endangerment finding", gutting US greenhouse gas rules and triggering fierce legal and political backlash.
- The White House confirmed Thursday that President Donald Trump has rescinded a 2009 federal finding that classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health.
- The Trump administration revoked the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding, which has served as the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
Perspective Summary
- RTÉ: US President Donald Trump's decision to repeal a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health has been described as "catastrophic".
- KTBC: The Trump administration revoked the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding, which has served as the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act.
- The Detroit News: The move represents the most sweeping climate change policy rollback by the administration to date.
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- Initial coverage published
- Trump revokes EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health
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US President Donald Trump's decision to repeal a scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health has been described as "catastrophic"
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Donald Trump’s EPA scraps the landmark 2009 climate "endangerment finding", gutting US greenhouse gas rules and triggering fierce legal and political backlash
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