California says Trump cannot roll back key climate rule in new lawsuit
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California is suing the Trump administration over its decision to roll back the endangerment finding, the U.S.government’s longstanding scientific conclusion that planet-heating pollution seriously threatens Americans, state officials announced Thursday.Atty.
Gen.Rob Bonta, Gov.
Gavin Newsom and the California Air Resources Board are co-leading a coalition of 25 attorneys general, the governor of Pennsylvania, and 10 cities and counties in a petition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency, filed in the U.S.Court of Appeals for the D.C.
Circuit.The 2009 endangerment finding was a long-awaited, foundational piece of the nation’s effort to address climate change, and it underpinned much of U.S.
climate policy — including the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin touted the February repeal as “the single largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States of America.” Climate & Environment The 2009 endangerment finding affirms that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare.
Its repeal marks one of the most significant deregulatory actions in U.S.history.The coalition has argued that rescinding the endangerment finding is a violation of settled law, including clear Supreme Court precedent, as well as broad scientific consensus over the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on human health and welfare.
Its rollback will disrupt the regulatory landscape and result in significant increases in greenhouse gas emissions, which drive climate change, they said.The lawsuit will ask the court to vacate the EPA’s repeal and restore greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles.
A formal complaint is pending the judge’s acceptance of the petition.“With the unlawful rescission of the Endangerment Finding, President Trump and his EPA have abandoned their...