In one of the single largest deregulatory actions in U.S. history, the Donald Trump administration officially terminated the 2009 “endangerment finding” on Thursday, effectively dismantling the legal foundation for federal climate regulations.
The move immediately eliminates greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for cars and trucks, signaling a decisive end to the government-led push for a mandatory transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
Blow To The ‘EV Mandate’
The repeal of the landmark scientific finding—which previously classified CO₂ as a threat to public health—removes the Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) authority to enforce tailpipe standards that favored electric over internal combustion engines.
President Trump characterized the original policy as a “disastrous Obama-era policy” that “severely damaged the American auto industry and drove up prices for American consumers,” as per a Reuters report.
The move is a positive for Detroit-based legacy automakers like Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) and …Full story available on Benzinga.com
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