Campaign to Revoke Endangerment Finding Sees Near Total Victory

A Campaign to Revoke the Endangerment Finding Appears Near Completion

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to repeal an Obama-era greenhouse gas finding as part of a large-scale deregulation effort. The finding, which was established in 2009, classified six pollutants as endangering public health and welfare.

According to reports, the Trump administration has been working on revoking this finding for several years. The EPA’s plan involves repealing the endangerment finding and replacing it with new regulations that would limit greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

The repeal of the endangerment finding is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to roll back environmental regulations. This includes plans to gut climate laws, including the Clean Power Plan, which aimed to reduce carbon emissions from power plants.

The EPA’s decision on the endangerment finding is expected to be finalized soon, with some reports suggesting that it may be completed as early as next week. The agency has not commented publicly on the timing of the decision.

The repeal of the endangerment finding would mark a significant shift in the US government’s approach to climate change. It would also have implications for the country’s ability to meet its international obligations under the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

The EPA has not commented on the potential impact of the repeal on public health or the environment.

Source: Google News World