The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding that classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health, removing the legal basis used to regulate carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act.
The EPA issued a final rule recentlyformally repealing the 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding.
The move, announced by Administrator Lee Zeldin alongside President Donald Trump in the White House, eliminates the scientific and legal prerequisite used for nearly two decades to regulate carbon emissions and provide federal support for the transition to clean energy.
By rescinding the finding, the EPA has effectively removed the statutory basis that allowed the agency to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.
While the immediate focus of the announcement was the elimination of vehicle emission standards, the decision has immediate implications for the solar and energy storage sectors.
