Twenty-three states, led by Democratic-governed New York and California, along with 14 cities and counties, sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday seeking to undo its decision to revoke the government’s scientific finding that underpins U.S. climate regulations, the New York Attorney General’s Office said.
The legal challenge filed against the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia takes aim at the agency’s move last month to terminate the government’s 2009 conclusion that climate change endangers human health and the environment. Mr. Trump has called climate change a hoax despite the scientific evidence.
The U.S. Virgin Islands and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro are also among those suing the EPA.
Lawsuit includes vehicle rules
The lawsuit also challenges the EPA’s decision last month to repeal federal rules for all vehicles and engines from model years 2012 to 2027 that limit greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions from cars and trucks.
