The 2009 EPA Endangerment Finding determined that six greenhouse gases, including CO₂ and methane, pose a danger to public health and welfare, allowing the EPA to regulate them under the Clean Air Act. While the legal trigger applied to vehicle emissions under Section 202(a), the broader finding enabled regulation of industrial sources, power plants, and the oil & gas sector. In 2025, efforts to revoke this finding threaten to eliminate the federal government’s authority to address climate change under existing law. View the original EPA documentation.
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