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The Environmental Protection Agency has moved to erase the foundation of America’s climate regulations. On Tuesday, it unveiled a proposal to rescind the “endangerment finding,” the legal opinion that lets it curb greenhouse gas emissions.
If the move goes through, it would wipe out EPA rules on vehicle emissions, from small cars to heavy trucks. Limits on power plants and methane leaks would be weakened. The EPA’s new argument is that Congress never gave it authority to police greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin called it “the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.”
Industry groups cheered. Climate experts and former officials condemned the move as reckless, saying it puts public health at risk and ignores science.
The 2009 “endangerment finding” declared greenhouse gases a threat to Americans’ health and welfare. That opened the door for years of regulations. Trump’s EPA now says that legal logic is flawed. Zeldin told reporters the EPA cannot “give ourselves that power.” Only Congress, he says, can make such decisions.
If finalised, the plan would roll back decades of climate policy and trigger a fierce legal fight. The battle could last for years. A Supreme Court case in 2007 gave the EPA this authority. The agency’s latest move aims to overturn that legacy.
Critics call it a political gamble. If Trump wins in court, future presidents would struggle to revive climate rules. If the plan fails, the administration may be left with nothing.
Automakers and oil companies have praised the rollback. They call for more consumer choice and less regulation.
Ford said the country needs a single, stable standard. One that grows stricter over time, matches science, and supports American manufacturing.
Opponents warn the reversal will mean more pollution and more high-polluting cars on U.S. roads for years. They say Americans living through fires, floods, and storms will see this move as out of touch.
The EPA proposal claims past rules cost industry trillions. Critics say those numbers ignore the benefits, including fewer deaths, less disease, and cleaner air.
Legal experts doubt the EPA’s new logic will survive. Many say the law and science are clear, greenhouse gases endanger Americans. But with a conservative Supreme Court, the old rules may not last.
Public comments are open. The outcome will shape U.S. climate policy for years.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
'Superman' continued to dominate the summer box office, pulling in another $57.25 million in its second weekend, as theatres welcome a wave of blockbuster competition following a challenging few years for the film industry.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
Ocean acidification, caused by rising CO₂, is silently reshaping marine life, threatening shellfish, coral reefs, and coastal communities. Scientists warn its impacts could ripple through food chains, economies, and human livelihoods unless urgent action is taken.
Residents in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos braced themselves on Monday as Hurricane Erin, the first of the Atlantic season, passed nearby as a Category 4 storm, with winds of 225 kph.
The hurricane was located about 170 km north of Anguilla, with maximum sustained winds near 255 km/h, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Talks at the United Nations in Geneva to establish a global legally binding treaty on plastic pollution went into overtime on Thursday, with discussions adjourned to Friday.
SOCAR Türkiye, a subsidiary of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic, has announced about a cooperation with Turkish Airlines in the field of sustainable aviation fuel. The move is aimed at complying with Türkiye's goal of reducing aviation emissions by 5% by 2030.
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