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The Trump administration repealed the EPA's scientific determination that underpins the government's authority to combat climate change. This decision disputes the scientific consensus on climate change and could prevent future climate rules. The article explains the endangerment finding, the administration's arguments, and potential impacts.
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It repealed the scientific determination that gives the government the authority to combat climate change.That 2009 determination is called the endangerment finding, and most people have never heard of it. But it has played an enormous role in environmental regulations affecting cars, power plants and more.By scrapping the finding, the Trump administration is essentially disputing the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change. The vast majority of scientists say the Earth is rapidly and dangerously warming, which is fueling more powerful storms, killing coral reefs, melting glaciers and causing countless other destructive impacts.Here\u2019s what you should know about the endangerment finding and why it matters.What is the endangerment finding?The finding simply states that carbon dioxide, methane and four other greenhouse gases threaten human health, both now and in the future. These gases are released by the combustion of fossil fuels, such as when a car engine burns gasoline or a power plant burns coal.The Clean Air Act of 1970 required the E.P.A. to regulate air pollutants that harm human health. For example, it directed the agency to limit smog and soot, which are linked to asthma and other health problems.But the landmark environmental law didn\u2019t explicitly say whether the agency should regulate greenhouse gases. The endangerment finding said that it should, since these gases trap heat in the Earth\u2019s atmosphere, resulting in a range of risks to people\u2019s health.For example, the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is creating warmer and wetter conditions that accelerate the spread of Lyme disease and other vector-borne illnesses. It is also fueling stronger hurricanes, more intense heat waves and other extreme weather events that cause injuries and death.Why does the Trump administration want to repeal the finding?President Trump has repeatedly called climate change a \u201choax\u201d and has joked that rising seas would create \u201ca little more beachfront property.\u201dSince Mr. Trump took office, the administration has maintained that climate change is not a problem that the government should solve. To the contrary, the president and his cabinet have argued that the United States should produce and burn more fossil fuels.They also have sought to relieve the coal, oil and gas industries of pollution limits that cost them money. Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, has claimed that Democratic administrations used the endangerment finding to justify \u201ctrillions of dollars\u201d in regulations on polluting industries, and argued reversing those will aid the U.S. economy.The E.P.A. already is erasing dozens of Biden-era regulations that sought to limit the pollution spewing from automobile tailpipes, power plant smokestacks, oil and gas wells and other sources.But repealing the endangerment finding goes a step further. By dismantling the justification for addressing greenhouse gas emissions, the repeal could prevent future presidents from reinstating any climate rules in the future.What are the administration\u2019s scientific arguments?Mr. Zeldin has argued that the endangerment finding is based on flawed climate models that overestimated how much the planet would warm in the coming decades.\u201cTo reach the 2009 endangerment finding, they relied on the most pessimistic views of the science,\u201d Mr. Zeldin said on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of Union\u201d last year. \u201cThe great news is that a lot of the pessimistic views of the science in 2009 that was being assumed ended up not panning out.\u201dMr. Zeldin is partly right; some predictions made in 2009 are less likely to happen because many countries have taken action to reduce greenhouse gases and because of the rise in renewable energy.But the Earth is still expected to warm by an average of 2.6 degrees Celsius, or 4.7 degrees Fahrenheit, by the end of the century. That level of warming could still have disastrous consequences, such as the loss of nearly all coral reefs and significant sea level rise that would overwhelm coastal communities.What do scientists say?Scientists are unequivocal: The dangers of unchecked greenhouse gas emissions were clear in 2009, and they have only grown more evident since.Moreover, the scientific understanding of how the Earth\u2019s warming affects individual weather disasters and the spread of infectious diseases has advanced dramatically over the past decade.\u201cThe basic science on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels as a driver of climate change has been clear for well over a century,\u201d Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology at Cornell University, said in a statement.Since the endangerment finding was issued, Dr. Howarth said, \u201cthe science has gotten even stronger, particularly regarding attributing harm to the changing climate: we can now say with certainty that rising CO2 and methane is altering the climate, and that this is leading to longer and more severe droughts, floods, hurricanes and larger and more intense fires.\u201dAbigail Swann, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Washington, said the evidence since 2009 \u201csupports the opposite view\u201d of Mr. Zeldin\u2019s perspective. That includes more sustained drought, more extreme rainfall and flooding and fiercer wildfires like the ones that tore through Los Angeles last year.\u201cWe continue to see that there will be major impacts, and many of those are starting already,\u201d Dr. Swann said.What are the administration\u2019s legal arguments?The administration has a two-pronged legal rationale.First, it said the Clean Air Act applies only to \u201clocal\u201d pollutants like soot and smog that cause more direct harm when people are exposed. It said the law does not apply to gases like carbon dioxide and methane that linger in the atmosphere and disperse across the globe.The George W. Bush administration made a similar argument two decades ago, but it suffered a crushing defeat at the Supreme Court. In a landmark 2007 case, Massachusetts v. E.P.A., the court ruled that the agency could regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, as long as these gases were a threat to public health and welfare.And second, the E.P.A. said that it cannot restrict greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles because of a recent Supreme Court ruling that found the E.P.A. cannot write regulations with far-reaching economic consequences without explicit authorization from Congress. Strict limits on tailpipe emissions would fall into that category, the agency argued, because they would force automakers to switch from building combustion engine vehicles to electric versions.What do legal experts say?Some environmental lawyers said it was risky for the Trump administration to reprise a legal argument made by the Bush administration that already failed at the Supreme Court.But they said the justices could still chip away at the E.P.A.\u2019s power to tackle global warming without overturning Massachusetts v. E.P.A., such as by deferring to the Trump administration\u2019s narrower interpretation of the Clean Air Act.\u201cThe court wouldn\u2019t have to overrule the Massachusetts case to do a lot of damage,\u201d said Michael Gerrard, an environmental law expert at Columbia University.Other legal experts said the conservative majority on the Supreme Court could be sympathetic to the E.P.A.\u2019s claims about the lack of congressional authorization.Jeffrey Holmstead, an energy attorney with the law firm Bracewell and a former E.P.A. official under President George W. Bush, called that an argument that \u201ccould win over a majority of justices.\u201dWhat could this mean for me?The Trump administration has claimed that ending limits on greenhouse gases from cars would lower the price of new vehicles, but experts aren\u2019t so sure.Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, told reporters on Tuesday that the administration predicted \u201caverage, per-vehicle savings of more than $2,400 for popular light-duty cars, S.U.V.s and trucks.\u201dThe administration has declined to explain how it arrived at those numbers. But Taylor Rogers, a White House spokeswoman, said in an email that consumers would see \u201chuge relief.\u201d Brigit Hirsch, the E.P.A. press secretary, said in an email that \u201cit\u2019s just common sense that restoring consumer choice and repealing costly government mandates leads to more affordable vehicles.\u201dYet Alan Jenn, an associate professor at the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, said the Trump administration assumed that gas prices in the future would drop, without explaining why. He said the administration also used outdated figures that failed to reflect the rapidly declining cost of batteries that is bringing down the cost of electric vehicles.\u201cIt\u2019s hard to find any math in their assessment that doesn\u2019t seem, frankly, a little bit ridiculous,\u201d Dr. Jenn said, adding that Mr. Trump\u2019s tariffs on imported cars and car parts could also cause prices to rise.Lisa Friedman is a Times reporter who writes about how governments are addressing climate change and the effects of those policies on communities.Maxine Joselow covers climate change and the environment for The Times from Washington.See more on: U.S. Politics, Environmental Protection Agency, Energy Department, U.S., U.S. Supreme Court, Donald TrumpShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT", "ai_headline": "What to Know About the E.P.A.\u2019s Big Attack on Climate Regulation", "ai_simplified_title": "Trump Administration Repeals EPA Climate Change Finding", "ai_excerpt": "The Trump administration repealed the EPA's scientific determination that underpins the government's authority to combat climate change. 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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Environmental Protection Agency , Climate Change π a1163615-a680-4b8c-8179-3a038b59b51dSimplified: Environmental Protection Agency repealed scientific finding greenhouse gases threaten human life well being
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Government , Environment π a1163c28-3417-4551-9248-d37d13670954Simplified: Environmental Protection Agency made critical announcement on Thursday
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Science , Health , Environment π a1163617-8190-4a21-b4e8-4355789f97c9Simplified: Endangerment finding is 2009 scientific conclusion greenhouse gas emissions pose danger to Americans' health welfare
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It has played an enormous role in environmental regulations affecting cars, power plants and more.1.000π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Regulation , Environment π a1163c28-82f4-450a-a575-9a9e28582259Simplified: It has played enormous role in environmental regulations affecting cars power plants and more
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Climate Change , Science π a1163616-5aae-4b6d-b518-40e55f8f1bcdSimplified: Administration is saying vast majority of scientists are wrong hotter planet is not menace
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Environment , Climate Change π a116361b-3a71-42c1-907e-a9aae4560c6bSimplified: That is altering Earth's climate intensifying heat waves drought hurricanes floods melting glaciers causing sea levels to rise
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Science , Health , Climate Change π a1163616-003f-44cd-a039-0bba685788eeSimplified: Scientific findings since 2009 showed greenhouse gases global warming are harming public health
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Climate Change , Fossil Fuels π a1163c28-d32e-4b78-8130-6e040ae5298cSimplified: Gases are released by combustion of fossil fuels such as when car engine burns gasoline or power plant burns coal
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The Clean Air Act of 1970 required the E.P.A. to regulate air pollutants that harm human health.1.000π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Regulation , Health π a1163c28-f05f-46f4-b415-b34c87ec99f0Simplified: Clean Air Act of 1970 required E.P.A. to regulate air pollutants that harm human health
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Health , Environment π a116361d-d691-4b9c-9ae4-db628caa43f4Simplified: Disease is spreading as weather globally gets warmer and wetter
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Climate Change π a1163c29-510b-42fb-a6c4-7cc0f9daf9e1Simplified: Since Mr Trump took office administration has maintained that climate change is not problem that government should solve
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Climate Change , Environment π a1163620-e9f5-4154-96cc-4b0768b3498bSimplified: After becoming Mr Trumpβs E.P.A. administrator Mr Zeldin ridiculed climate change and said he hoped to drive a dagger through it by repealing the enda...
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Regulation , Environment π a1162b6a-6bb8-4edf-a0fd-9a9166053bd1Simplified: The Environmental Protection Agency has been rolling back several major Biden-era pollution rules
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Regulation , Environment π a116361f-3af0-43e7-9a1e-262e17364ec0Simplified: Repeal upheld in court could prevent future administrations from restoring regulations to curb greenhouse gases
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To reach the 2009 endangerment finding, they relied on the most pessimistic views of the science.1.000π€ Mr. Zeldin π News Article π·οΈ Science , Environment π a116897d-078b-4887-ae1f-6ed5286a6ab9Simplified: To reach the 2009 endangerment finding they relied on the most pessimistic views of the science
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π€ Mr. Zeldin π News Article π·οΈ Science , Climate Change π a1163c29-eed8-4032-8c1f-d70987aa6491Simplified: Great news is that lot of pessimistic views of science in 2009 that was being assumed ended up not panning out
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Science , Climate Change π a116361b-6ccf-449d-8840-06a62dbb8b5bSimplified: Planet has warmed on average by about 14 degrees Celsius or 25 degrees Fahrenheit since Industrial Age
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Climate Change , Environment π a1163c2a-2c95-4947-a7cf-9c6987ce8678Simplified: That level of warming could still have disastrous consequences such as loss of nearly all coral reefs and significant sea level rise that would overwh...
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Science , Climate Change , Health π a1163c2a-5369-4791-aa86-6fade3516e1cSimplified: Moreover scientific understanding of how Earth's warming affects individual weather disasters and spread of infectious diseases has advanced dramatica...
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π€ Robert Howarth π News Article π·οΈ Science , Climate Change π a1163c2a-6c0a-4f0f-9c6b-cc3d17fc8566Simplified: Basic science on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels as driver of climate change has been clear for well over a century Robert Howarth a professor of e...
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π€ Dr. Howarth π News Article π·οΈ Science , Climate Change π a1163c2a-8755-4e8e-b1d8-68523e20e551Simplified: Since endangerment finding was issued Dr Howarth said science has gotten even stronger particularly regarding attributing harm to changing climate we...
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π€ Abigail Swann π News Article π·οΈ Science , Climate Change π a1163c2a-a6ba-4fe7-840f-d5b585dd7ae7Simplified: Abigail Swann an atmospheric scientist at University of Washington said evidence since 2009 supports opposite view of Mr Zeldin's perspective
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Climate Change , Environment π a1163c2a-c038-4420-85cc-dab3b03ecf50Simplified: Sustained drought extreme rainfall flooding and fiercer wildfires include those that tore through Los Angeles last year
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π€ Dr. Swann π News Article π·οΈ Climate Change , Environment π a1163c2a-d822-4ec6-ba96-e95728e93f26Simplified: Dr Swann said major impacts will continue and many are starting already
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π€ The administration π News Article π·οΈ Law , Environment π a1163c2b-0f2c-4233-a676-1529aecb839fSimplified: The law does not apply to gases like carbon dioxide and methane
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π€ The E.P.A. π News Article π·οΈ Law , Environment π a1163c2b-5659-4968-81d5-f51cc2163487Simplified: The EPA cannot restrict greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles because of a recent Supreme Court ruling
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Regulation , Environment , Automobiles π a116361c-eff6-48e5-9512-7249bcb4de1eSimplified: Biden administration sought to tighten limits on tailpipe emissions to encourage automakers to sell more nonpolluting electric vehicles
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Simplified: Justices could chip away at the EPA's power to tackle global warming without overturning Massachusetts v EPA
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π€ Michael Gerrard π News Article π·οΈ Law , Environment π a1163c2b-ca43-4024-ad9f-2ebd889bff3fSimplified: The court would not have to overrule the Massachusetts case to do a lot of damage Michael Gerrard said
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Simplified: The administration used outdated figures that failed to reflect the rapidly declining cost of batteries