The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has officially revoked the “endangerment finding,” erasing the agency’s authority to set emission standards for cars, trucks and power plants, and to require fossil fuel companies to report their emissions.
By Shannon Kelleher
Scientists and public health advocates are warning of dire consequences amid a worsening climate crisis following the Trump administration’s announcement this week that regulators plan to rescind the “endangerment finding” that forms the basis for limits on greenhouse gas emissions.