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EPA follows through on its announced deregulatory agenda and proposes to rescind key 2009 endangerment finding linked to its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

August 22, 2025

Following a March 2025 announcement of 31 key deregulatory actions, on July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a proposed rule rescinding its 2009 findings that a mix of six greenhouse gases directly threatened public health and welfare and that combined greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles and engines contribute to pollution that threatens public health and welfare.

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