Former EPA Chiefs Charge GHG Risk Reversal Violates Agency Mission, Law

Three former EPA administrators serving under both Republican and Democratic administrations are urging the agency not to finalize its proposal to rescind its landmark greenhouse gas endangerment finding that underpins numerous GHG standards. The trio of former administrators -- Republicans William Reilly and Christine Todd Whitman, and Democrat Gina McCarthy -- argue the proposal conflicts with EPA’s “clear” legal obligations, as well as established science and EPA’s mission. “The harms caused by greenhouse gas pollution are severe, urgent, and growing,...