ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: RECONSIDERATION OF 2009 ENDANGERMENT FINDING AND GREENHOUSE GAS VEHICLE STANDARDS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule called: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 1 by Lee Zeldin, Administrator.

Summary: In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines to effectuate the best reading of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(a). We propose that CAA section 202(a) does not authorize the EPA to prescribe emission standards to address global climate change concerns and, on that basis, propose to rescind the Administrator's prior findi...