Trump EPA Moves to Repeal Greenhouse Gas Rules & Undermine Public Health
- Group Against Smog & Pollution
- Jul 29
- 2 min read
Trump’s EPA on Tuesday announced yet another proposal to undermine environmental regulations designed to protect our environment and public health - this time taking aim at a 2009 Endangerment Finding that resulted in greenhouse gas emissions regs for motor vehicles and engines.
Quick and necessary background: The Endangerment Finding is the legal prerequisite used to regulate emissions from new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines.
Absent this finding, EPA would lack statutory authority under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to prescribe standards for greenhouse gas emissions.
If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA's first greenhouse gas set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines.
While the regime announced the decision in a press release, more details are expected when formal notice of the proposal is published in the Federal Register and the public comment period is announced.
GASP remains deeply concerned with the systematic rollback and repeals of regulations rooted in science and intended to help protect the environment and human health.
“This is a dark age for the EPA,” GASP Executive Director Patrick Campbell said. “The press release the regime released was heavy on details about how industry will benefit from the repeal but very light on details related to the impact on the environment and human health. It’s absolutely mind blowing.”
GASP continues to follow this issue closely - stay tuned, we will share more information when the proposal is published in the Federal Register.
In the meantime, here’s some coverage of the announcement:
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