AG ​Nessel today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule rescinding the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which determined that greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles contribute to air pollution that drives climate change and endangers public health and welfare.

“With this disappointing rescission, the federal government is ignoring its own scientific findings and abandoning its clear responsibility to address greenhouse gas pollution. By walking away from that duty, it is putting the physical safety and economic well-being of our communities and residents at very real risk. In rushing to finalize a rule that is legally flawed, scientifically indefensible, and defies common sense, the EPA has strayed from its mission to protect the public health and has now chosen to side with billion-dollar fossil fuel companies over the people it is meant to serve.” – AG Nessel