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

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement criticizing a proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to overturn its scientific finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers human health, which would limit the agency's ability to regulate emissions from fossil fuels.

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced a proposal intended to restrict the ability of the current and future administrations to oversee and manage greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels.
• The EPA's proposed rule aims to reverse a previous scientific determination known as the "endangerment" provision, which established that greenhouse gas pollution poses a threat to human health and necessitates regulation to protect the environment and the public.
• David Widawsky, the U.S. Director of the World Resources Institute (WRI), argues that repealing the endangerment provision would negatively impact Americans by making it more difficult to manage rising energy costs, health issues caused by extreme heat, and business stability in a changing climate.

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} }