Here's What's at Stake If the EPA Withdraws the Endangerment Finding

Environmental regulatory attorney Zach Pilchen was cited in a Washington Examiner article about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plan to rescind its finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. This Endangerment Finding, established in 2009, has served as the legal predicate for vehicle greenhouse gas standards and as the scientific and logical foundation for numerous other greenhouse regulations under the Clean Air Act. Mr. Pilchen observed that repealing the finding could have wide-ranging implications across a variety of industries.

"Although this proposal is most immediately about motor vehicle emissions, EPA expressly recognizes that the Endangerment Finding played a role in many other greenhouse gas actions under the Clean Air Act," he said. "Depending on EPA's final approach, the ramifications could extend far beyond the auto sector."

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