✪ EPA To End Government Authority To Regulate US Vehicle Emissions

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PA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Energy Secretary Christopher Wright will announce the move to rescind the finding in Indianapolis, an EPA official said. Their announcement will include a proposal to end the Federal Government’s greenhouse gas regulations for all automobiles and trucks, an authority created under the endangerment finding now poised for elimination.

Attending the announcement will be members of the Indiana Motor Truck Association and the National Automobile Dealers Association, two groups significantly impacted by the Obama and Biden Administrations’ rules that sought to curb tailpipe emissions and replace cars and trucks with electric vehicles.

EPA Administrator Zeldin remarked:

“With this proposal, the Trump EPA is proposing to end sixteen years of uncertainty for automakers and American consumers. In our work so far, many stakeholders have told me that the Obama and Biden EPAs twisted the law, ignored precedent, and warped science to achieve their preferred ends and stick American families with hundreds of billions of dollars in hidden taxes every single year. We heard loud and clear the concern that EPA’s GHG emissions standards themselves, not carbon dioxide which the Finding never assessed independently, was the real threat to Americans’ livelihoods. If finalized, rescinding the Endangerment Finding and resulting regulations would end $1 trillion or more in hidden taxes on American businesses and families.” 

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright said:

“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, America is returning to free and open dialogue around climate and energy policy – driving the focus back to following the data,” said  “Today’s announcement is a monumental step toward returning to commonsense policies that expand access to affordable, reliable, secure energy and improve quality of life for all Americans.” 

Governor Mike Braun:  

“The Obama-Biden EPA used regulations as a political tool and hurt American competitiveness without results to show for it. Today’s announcement is a win for consumer choice, common sense, and American energy independence. President Trump, Secretary Wright, and Administrator Zeldin are returning the EPA to its proper role, and I’m proud they chose Indiana as the place to make this announcement because our state is proof we can protect our environment and support American jobs.” 

Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04):

“Thanks to the outstanding work of President Trump, Administrator Zeldin, and Secretary Wright, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy are ending costly, sweeping vehicle emissions standards and ending the authoritarian EV mandates. Once again, this administration is standing up for common sense and our great American automakers and consumers. I thank Administrator Zeldin and Secretary Wright for their historic action to unleash American innovation, implement sound energy policies, and lower costs for American families.”

Congressman Mark Messmer (IN-08):

“The Endangerment Finding has long been a Democrat tool to issue burdensome regulations that ignore commonsense science in pursuit of radical Green New Deal aligned agendas. I applaud Secretary Wright, Director Zeldin and the entire Trump Administration for making sure we cut the red tape that is unnecessarily impeding American business, while also preserving our nation’s precious natural resources.”

American Trucking Association President & CEO Chris Spear. 

“We commend President Trump and EPA Administrator Zeldin for taking decisive action to rescind the disastrous GHG Phase 3 rule. This electric-truck mandate put the trucking industry on a path to economic ruin and would have crippled our supply chain, disrupted deliveries, and raised prices for American families and businesses. Moreover, it kicked innovation to the curb by discarding available technologies that can further drive down emissions at a fraction of the cost. For four decades, our industry has proven that we are committed to reducing emissions. The trucking industry supports cleaner, more efficient technologies, but we need policies rooted in real-world conditions. We thank the Trump Administration for returning us to a path of common sense, so that we can keep delivering for the American people as we continue to reduce our environmental impact.”

Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler:  

“Thanks to President Trump, the Obama-Biden green new scam era is finally coming to an end. EPA’s reconsideration of the endangerment finding will eliminate burdensome regulations and save small businesses at least $170 billion. I’m excited to work alongside Administrator Zeldin to cut red tape and unleash President Trump‘s new golden age for Main Street.”

If finalized, the proposal would repeal all resulting greenhouse gas emissions regulations for motor vehicles and engines, thereby reinstating consumer choice and giving Americans the ability to purchase a safe and affordable car for their family while decreasing the cost of living on all products that trucks deliver.

The agency determined that the proposal would save $1 trillion in regulatory costs over three decades, or $54 billion annually.The Biden Administration finalized stringent tailpipe emission caps last year to force automakers to shift from producing gas-powered models to primarily electric vehicles by 2030.

The Biden Administration argued that the caps were needed to significantly cut carbon emissions from vehicles, which were the source of 28% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, according to the EPA.

That rule, along with fuel efficiency standards ratcheted up under the Obama Administration, increased the price of cars, critics say.

“One of the reasons cars cost so much is stupid fuel economy standards,” Steve Milloy, a senior fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute.Auto dealers have produced more electric vehicles to meet government tailpipe emission caps but have struggled to sell them as buyers seek cheaper, gas-powered or hybrid vehicles.

President Trump campaigned on eliminating Mr. Biden’s so-called electric vehicle mandate and pledged to pare back the thousands of regulations implemented under the Obama and Biden Administrations that he said have strangled the U.S. economy.

The Endangerment Finding, established in 2009, requires the EPA to take action under the authority of the Clean Air Act to reduce and eliminate carbon dioxide, methane and other gases believed to contribute to global warming.

Mr. Zeldin will announce that the agency determined that the Endangerment Finding is illegal, based in part on Supreme Court decisions in favor of those who have challenged it. Among the high court decisions was a 2022 ruling that found the EPA lacks the statutory authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

In June, the EPA moved to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for power plants, arguing in a draft proposal that the regulations are illegal. The Sierra Club warned that rolling back the endangerment finding will “open the floodgates” to lawsuits and worsen the climate crisis.

“The Sierra Club has said that we can and would pursue every legal avenue available to us to stop these efforts to harm the public and endanger people’s health, and that is exactly the fight we will bring — on behalf of our millions of members and supporters and all Americans who just want a chance to live healthy lives,” Executive Director Ben Jealous said.✪

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