Overview

• The draft rule has been under interagency review at the Office of Management and Budget since June 30 and now awaits EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s signature.
• It proposes to overturn the 2009 endangerment finding that underpins federal authority to regulate carbon pollution from vehicles, power plants and other sources.
• The proposal also calls for rescinding Biden-era tailpipe emission standards designed to accelerate electric vehicle adoption.
• The administration argues the rollback corrects regulatory overreach under the Clean Air Act and alleviates cost burdens on consumers.
• Legal experts anticipate swift and extensive court challenges invoking the Supreme Court’s Massachusetts v. EPA decision to uphold climate safeguards.