Sierra Club, Partners Sue EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Climate Protections - CleanTechnica

A coalition of health and environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, American Public Health Association, American Lung Association, and others, has filed a lawsuit against the EPA in the D.C. Circuit Court. The suit challenges the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, which recognized climate pollution as a threat to public health and welfare and underpinned vehicle emissions standards aimed at reducing carbon pollution. The repeal also eliminated clean vehicle standards that were projected to deliver the largest reduction in U.S. carbon emissions, save lives, and reduce fuel costs for Americans. The lawsuit argues that the EPA’s rollback is unlawful and contradicts the Supreme Court’s 2007 Massachusetts v. EPA decision, which affirmed greenhouse gases as air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. The plaintiffs contend that the Trump EPA’s actions will increase gas prices, harm the economy, and jeopardize public health by removing critical protections against climate pollution. Sierra Club’s Environmental Law Program Director Joanne Spalding emphasized that the