California co-leads states suing EPA over greenhouse gases

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is co-leading a nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its rescission of a finding on greenhouse gases. The 2009 Endangerment Finding was the federal government’s recognition that the gases threaten public health and welfare. The finding also provided the legal basis for regulating emissions from motor vehicles, power plants and industry under the Clean Air Act. “It’s grounded in science, it’s been upheld by the courts, and some would just refer to it as common sense,” said Bonta during a Thursday morning press conference announcing the lawsuit. “Now President Trump and his EPA are trying to erase it entirely.” President Donald Trump has referred to climate change as a “hoax.” Trump is also on record as saying green policies harm consumers and the economy, and the EPA says the new lawsuit is motivated by politics. Plaintiffs say i