AG ​Weiser today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 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:

“In the action announced today, EPA has finalized its misguided proposal to rescind the endangerment finding. As I explained in my testimony to EPA on the proposal, there is no legal or scientific justification to roll back decades of progress in fighting climate change by undoing a finding rooted in well-established research and common sense: greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles endanger public health and welfare. We live that reality every day in Colorado, with record drought, catastrophic wildfires, and ever-increasing heatwaves that threaten our residents, economy, and infrastructure. The Supreme Court held nearly 20 years ago that the federal Clean Air Act authorizes EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. I will challenge this illegal action in court.” – AG Weiser