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EPA will propose to repeal GHG endangerment finding |
The Trump administration will propose the repeal of a landmark 2009 determination that climate change poses a danger to the public, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday. |
"EPA has sent to the Office of Management and Budget a proposed rule to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding from the Obama EPA," Zeldin told Newsmax. "Through the endangerment finding, there has been into the trillions worth of regulations, including tailpipe emissions and including electric vehicle mandates," he added. In 2009, then-President Obama's administration made a formal determination that greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide and methane posed a threat to public health. It found emissions from vehicles contributed to the problem. The finding provided a legal basis for EPA regulations on these planet-heating gases, including for its rules requiring automakers' to cut emissions from their vehicle fleets. The Trump administration's move comes despite a consensus from the scientific community that human activity, especially its use of fossil fuels, is heating up the planet. This heating in turn exacerbates extreme weather. During President Trump's first term, his administration weakened limits on planet-warming emissions, including from vehicles, but it did not repeal the endangerment finding. The proposal to repeal it signals an escalation that could prevent the agency from having climate regulations on the books at all. Read more at TheHill.com. |
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David Richardson, acting leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on Wednesday defended his agency's response to deadly Texas floods despite pushback from lawmakers. |
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The Trump administration unveiled Wednesday a framework for its artificial intelligence (AI) policy, placing a heavy emphasis on boosting U.S. innovation, building out data center infrastructure and promoting American technology abroad. |
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The top court of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that countries have an obligation to combat climate change — and that a failure to do so could constitute a violation of international law. |
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- The House Appropriations Committee will do a full committee markup of legislation to fund the Commerce Department
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Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) has resigned from the House, further shrinking the GOP’s narrow majority in the chamber. Read more |
| Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard spoke to reporters at the White House on Wednesday on the heels of the latest document drop alleging Obama administration officials misled the public about intelligence surrounding Russian interference in the 2016 election. Read more |
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