US states file lawsuit challenging Trump’s revocation of climate finding

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🗞️ Driving the news: A coalition of 23 U.S. states has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s administration for revoking the landmark “endangerment finding”, a scientific determination underpinning federal climate regulations

🔭 The context: First established in 2009, the finding concluded that greenhouse gases threaten human health and the environment, forming the legal basis for emissions limits and clean energy policies enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency
• Its repeal is part of a broader rollback of environmental rules

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: Removing the endangerment finding could weaken or eliminate federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions, potentially increasing pollution and slowing climate action at a national scale, one of the world’s largest emitters

⏭️ What’s next: The case will move through federal courts, with potentially major implications for U.S. climate policy, regulatory authority, and future emissions standards

💬 One quote: “This unlawful rescission is not about cutting ‘red tape’… The president is choosing Big Oil profits over our health.” — Rob Bonta

📈 One stat: The lawsuit includes 23 states, along with multiple cities, counties, and U.S. territories challenging the decision

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