President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule would rescind a 2009 declaration that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. This “endangerment finding” is the legal underpinning of many climate regulations under the Clean Air Act for motor vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources that are heating the planet.
Other news we’re following today:
Britain will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t reach a ceasefire: Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his ministers on Tuesday that his country will recognize a state of Palestine, “unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, reaches a ceasefire, makes clear there will be no annexation in the West Bank, and commits to a long-term peace process that delivers a two state solution.” Starmer’s comments come a day after he met with Trump, who expressed concern over the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza. Senate Democrats press Trump to address starvation in Gaza: They are imploring the administration to step up its role in addressing suffering and starvation in Gaza, with more than 40 senators signing onto a letter Tuesday urging the resumption of ceasefire talks and sharply criticizing an Israeli-backed American organization that had been created to distribute food aid.US and China agree to extend tariff pause: Coming out of two days of trade talks with the U.S. in Stockholm, China’s top trade official told the press on Tuesday that the two sides agreed to continue the tariff pause after past the Aug. 12 deadline. That means the U.S. will continue to tax Chinese goods at 30%, and the Chinese side will keep taxing U.S. products at 10%.Trump confirms his new deadline for Russia: The president told reporters that his new deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal to stop the fighting with Ukraine will be in 10 days. Trump had originally given Putin 50 days, but said earlier this week that he was shortening the deadline because he didn’t see any progress being made.
