Shut down the EPA regulations! Gut US capacity to fight the ridiculous “climate change.”
Podcaster Chris Paul has some interesting news and viewpoints on his posts at his X site Very Reasonable Information (Chris Paul). You might want to check them out. Example:
“The Trump administration is set to announce its plans to abolish the US government’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases, threatening to strike a deep blow at Washington’s ability to fight climate change.
The Environmental Protection Agency will unveil a proposal as early as Tuesday to scrap a landmark determination that planet-warming gases endanger public health and welfare, according to people familiar with the matter. If finalized, the move would lay the foundation to unwind a host of regulations limiting emissions from power plants, oil wells and automobiles.
The EPA’s proposal will also aim to end some automobile emission limits, one of the people said. The agency declined to comment.
Rolling back the 2009 endangerment finding would be among the most far-reaching steps yet by President Donald Trump’s administration to gut US capacity to fight climate change. The finding forms the bedrock of the government’s authority to impose limits on carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases. Ending it would be squarely at odds with the scientific consensus that those gases are causing climate change that’s already leading to rising seas and more intense storms.”
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“Critics have argued Congress designed the Clean Air Act to regulate localized pollutants, not those with widespread, global effects. Some have been pushing for repeal of the endangerment finding ever since. A policy blueprint drafted by conservative groups and Trump loyalists known as Project 2025 recommended addressing the endangerment finding.
Energy businesses and some Trump allies are deeply divided over the wisdom of efforts to wholly scrap the endangerment finding. Some are concerned the effort would siphon time and manpower from other regulatory priorities, including rewriting Biden-era rules governing power plant and vehicle pollution.
The effort would require the EPA to go through the formal, time-consuming federal rulemaking process. Even if the measure is finalized by the end of the year, it might not survive inevitable legal challenges.”
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