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Donald Trump has rescinded a pivotal 2009 scientific determination that concluded greenhouse gases endanger public health — a ruling that has served as the legal foundation for nearly all federal efforts to curb planet-warming emissions. The so-called “endangerment finding,” introduced during the first year of Barack Obama ’s administration, determined that six key greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, pose a threat to human health and welfare. The finding became central to regulatory actions under the Clean Air Act, particularly in limiting emissions from vehicles, power plants, oil and gas operations, landfills, and aircraft. Announcing the move in the Oval Office, Trump described the 2009 ruling as “a disastrous Obama-era policy that severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for American consumers.” “This radical rule became the legal foundation for the Green New Scam, one of the greatest scams in history,” the Republican president ...

  Donald Trump has framed his sweeping rollback of federal climate policy as a decisive political victory over what he calls the Democratic Party’s “radical” environmental agenda — a message Republicans have deployed in previous election cycles and may lean on again ahead of November’s pivotal midterm contests. Speaking at the White House, the US president announced he was revoking the 2009 “endangerment finding” introduced under Barack Obama . That landmark scientific determination concluded that greenhouse gas pollution endangers public health and welfare, forming the legal backbone of federal efforts to regulate emissions. For nearly 17 years, the finding has underpinned US climate regulations targeting emissions from cars, power plants, and other major sources of planet-warming gases. By rescinding it, the administration is striking at the core legal authority that has supported multiple federal climate rules across Democratic administrations. “This radical rule became the leg...