Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA lacked the authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gas” emissions from new motor vehicles.
<h3>What is EPA's regulatory authority?</h3>
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the responsibility of:
- Protecting people and the environment from significant health risks.
- Sponsoring and conducting research for the development and enforcement of environmental regulations.
Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA was not explicitly authorized to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Thus, since air pollutants, including greenhouse gas, cause air pollution, the EPA should not refuse to regulate carbon dioxide and other “greenhouse gas” emissions from new motor vehicles.
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