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The United States Environmental Protection Agency is directly responsible for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, as evidenced by its 2009 'Endangerment Finding' [1] and its ongoing administrative efforts to manage these emissions [2]. The agency's regulatory authority and findings regarding the threat posed by greenhouse gas emissions have been the subject of Supreme Court mandates [3] and subsequent scientific reviews [4].
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How the “Scientific Consensus” on Global Warming Affects ... heritage.org 4 facts
claimThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been working to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through administrative policy, acting as a substitute for the cap-and-trade legislation that Congress failed to pass.
claimThe EPA relied on the 2007 IPCC report and data from the NCDC to establish its 2009 endangerment finding regarding greenhouse gas emissions.
claimIn April 2009, the EPA issued an endangerment finding stating that current and future greenhouse gas emissions pose a serious threat to public health and safety.
claimThe Supreme Court ordered the EPA administrator to determine if greenhouse gas emissions were dangerous to human health and the environment and whether the scientific consensus on the effects of greenhouse gases was settled.
National Academies Publish New Report Reviewing Evidence for ... nationalacademies.org 2 facts
claimThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a finding in 2009 stating that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health and welfare.
claimThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued a notice of proposed rulemaking indicating an intention to rescind its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health and welfare.
Dozens of scientists push back on 'fundamentally ... - ABC News abcnews.com 1 fact
claimIn 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an 'Endangerment Finding' which determined that human-amplified climate change poses a threat to human health and safety, serving as the basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. ... nationalacademies.org 1 fact
claimThe fast-track study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will compare current scientific understanding of greenhouse gas emissions to the 2009 Environmental Protection Agency Endangerment Finding and explain any changes.