U.S. EPA Proposes to Reverse its Authority to Limit Climate Pollution

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has condemned a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions by overturning the 'endangerment' finding. WRI argues that this move ignores decades of science and will negatively impact public health, household energy costs, and economic stability.

• The U.S. EPA has proposed a new rule to overturn its own scientific finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers human health, which currently provides the basis for the agency's regulation and oversight of emissions from fossil fuels.
• The World Resources Institute asserts that repealing the 'endangerment' provision will lead to negative consequences for U.S. citizens, including increased household energy bills, diminished capacity to handle health issues caused by extreme heatwaves, and reduced business success in a changing climate.
• WRI intends to submit public comments against the EPA proposal, characterizing the rollback as a breach of the agency's responsibility that benefits polluters over the general public.

APA

Widawsky, D. (2025). U.S. EPA Proposes to Reverse its Authority to Limit Climate Pollution. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-us-epa-proposes-reverse-its-authority-limit-climate-pollution

Chicago

Widawsky, David. U.S. EPA Proposes to Reverse its Authority to Limit Climate Pollution. World Resources Institute, 2025. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-us-epa-proposes-reverse-its-authority-limit-climate-pollution.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{widawsky2025epa, author = {Widawsky, David}, title = {{U.S. EPA Proposes to Reverse its Authority to Limit Climate Pollution}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-us-epa-proposes-reverse-its-authority-limit-climate-pollution}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }