- The Trump administration, led by President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, has finalized the rescission of the EPA's 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, eliminating federal greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles and stripping the EPA of its authority to track and limit emissions.
- The move is expected to result in an estimated 58,000 additional deaths by 2055, with the Environmental Defense Fund estimating 37 million asthma attacks, 92,000 hospital visits, and $500 billion in costs to the working class, according to research by the EDF and statements from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
- The rescission is part of a broader campaign to dismantle environmental regulations, with the administration having already excluded health impacts from regulatory cost-benefit analyses, cut the EPA's workforce by 25%, and terminated over a thousand scientists, as reported by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
JUSTICE MATTERS
The World Socialist Web Site reports on the Trump administration's rescission of the EPA Endangerment Finding, stating that it is a "license to kill" and will result in "large numbers" of deaths, whereas The Economist frames it as a decision that "removes a cornerstone of climate regulation" without emphasizing the human cost. In contrast, The New York Times and BBC do not cover the story at all, instead reporting on unrelated topics such as the Gateway funding and a lawsuit against Harvard University, thereby obscuring the significance and impact of the EPA's decision. The omission of this story by these outlets, and the differing tone and emphasis of The Economist's coverage, manufactures a consensus that downplays the severity of the administration's action.
Cross-referenced with: New York Times, The Economist, BBC
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