EPA targets air, climate, other rules in deregulation blitz

US Environmental Protection Agency head Lee Zeldin announced March 12 that the EPA is reviewing 31 regulatory actions for possible rollback. These rules include guidelines on scientific input, several emission standards for air pollutants, and the endangerment finding, a 2009 declaration that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endanger human health—a stance that underpins many of the EPA’s climate regulations. “Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen,” Zeldin says in a statement . “We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down cost of living for American families, unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back to the U.S. and more,” he says. Industry advocacy groups the American Chemistry Council and the US Chamber of Commerce , both proponents of environmental deregulation, say the moves will reduce costs and support economic growth. But many environmental advocacy groups, including Earthjustice and the