By Kevin Killough (Just the News)
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Tuesday announced the long-anticipated proposal to repeal the Obama-era “endangerment finding.” The rule determined that greenhouse gas emissions posed a risk to public health, which gave the EPA the authority to regulate those emissions as a pollutant.
In a statement, Zeldin said the rule had been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations, including the Biden-Harris administration’s EV mandates. Its repeal, according to the EPA, would save Americans $54 billion in annual costs. If the proposed repeal is approved, all regulations regarding emission standards for vehicles would be eliminated. Zeldin said the move would grant car buyers greater choice and affordability.
“With this proposal, the Trump EPA is proposing to end sixteen years of uncertainty for automakers and American consumers,” Zeldin said in the statement.