Lawsuit Claims EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Finding Revocation Could Increase Deaths

In a recent lawsuit, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accused of neglecting its public health mission by repealing a crucial “endangerment finding” that underpinned federal climate regulations for 17 years. Over a dozen environmental and health organizations, including the American Lung Association and the Sierra Club, are urging the US Court of Appeals to review this decision, which also eliminated greenhouse gas emission controls for new vehicles. They argue that the Trump administration’s actions favor the fossil fuel industry and disregard substantial evidence of pollution’s harmful impacts.

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