EPA decides air pollution is officially not their problem anymore
The agency is pulling the plug on climate regulations, arguing that greenhouse gases aren't actually a threat to human health.
The EPA just pulled a total reversal, ditching the rules that keep power plant emissions in check. The administration is officially arguing that greenhouse gases don't actually endanger human health, which is a bold legal strategy for an environmental agency. If this sticks, they’re effectively stripping their own power to regulate carbon under the Clean Air Act.
Lee Zeldin, the head of the EPA, is calling the old rules a war on coal. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is leaning hard into the fossil fuel narrative to keep the lights on for power-hungry AI data centers. The agency is essentially claiming they don't have the authority to care about climate change anymore, effectively slamming the door on federal climate policy.
It is a fascinating flex to claim a clean planet is optional while the rest of the world hits record-breaking temperatures.
Source: The New York Times
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