Despite congressional threat, National Academies releases new climate report
11 hours ago
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- The EPA announced it would reject its 2009 determination that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health, citing outdated science.
- The National Academies of Science (NAS) confirmed that climate understanding has evolved but affirmed the EPA's 2009 conclusion was correct.
- The EPA's 2009 endangerment finding allowed regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, but related plans faced legal and political obstacles.
- The Trump administration initially proposed weak regulations but later sought to overturn the endangerment finding to prevent future regulations.