What The EPA's Endangerment Finding Rollback Means For Automakers
CNBC·2026-02-12 21:00

The Trump administration just repealed a scientific finding that provides the legal basis for the EPA to regulate climate pollution. The 2009 endangerment finding concluded that six greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare by exacerbating extreme weather. The determination required the federal government to regulate carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse gases that are generated by the burning of oil, gas, and coal.It's important because it enables EPA to do its job to adopt standards that ...