Message #48324

[Jitendra Hydonus]

How the EPA plans to overhaul climate regulations

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced sweeping plans to roll back environmental regulations, calling them a “dagger through the heart of climate-change religion.”

Behind the move: Zeldin argued the deregulations, which may include upending the EPA’s own 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health — the basis for pollution regulations under the Clean Air Act — would allow American businesses to thrive. [NBC News]

Other targets: Zeldin announced plans to reconsider 31 regulations in total, including requirements that industrial polluters report their emissions, emissions standards for cars and trucks and wastewater rules for power plants. Here’s a full breakdown. [AP]

Reactions: Environmental groups criticized the move, with one saying it obstructs the EPA’s public health mission and would “leave the nation sicker.” The changes will go through a federal regulatory process and will likely face legal challenges. [CNN/ABC News]