The EPA proposes scrapping the landmark 2009 "endangerment finding" that underpins the bulk of US climate policy, including rules affecting the gas and oil sectors.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week made good on its threat to scrap a landmark 2009 policy underpinning its suite of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations, leaving the fate of methane emissions rules for the oil and gas sector in flux.
U.S. to rescind 2009 climate regulation, impacting greenhouse gas standards and igniting legal battles over environmental…
The endangerment finding gives the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases by deeming they pose a risk to public health and…
The endangerment finding underpins the EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases. The Trump administration is trying to reverse…
The EPA rescission sets a dangerous environmental precedent, critics say. But legal challenges and prevailing trends mean the…
Experts warn the move will severely curb the federal government's ability to combat climate change.
Trump's repeal of the endangerment finding eliminates the legal basis for federal regulations that target air pollution from…
