Trump EPA repeals the 2009 endangerment finding, stripping federal authority to regulate greenhouse gases
Repealing the 2009 endangerment finding eliminates the legal basis for all federal greenhouse gas rules
Repealing the 2009 endangerment finding eliminates the legal basis for all federal greenhouse gas rules
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The 1970 federal statute authorizing EPA to set and enforce national air pollution standards and, after Massachusetts v. EPA, to regulate greenhouse gases.
An agency's formal legal determination that a substance (such as greenhouse gases) poses a threat to human health or welfare, triggering regulatory authority to control it.
Fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens.
1946 law governing how federal agencies develop regulations and make decisions through rulemaking and adjudication.
Power is divided between the federal government and state governments, each exercising authority in designated areas.