Legal Consequences of EPA’s Endangerment Finding for New Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A Congressional Research Service report explores the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s December 15, 2009, determination that the combined greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles in the United States contribute to an "endangerment" from climate change. The report focuses on whether the endangerment determination and the emission standards to follow would trigger a "cascade" of unacceptable regulatory consequences under Clean Air Act provisions other than those used to make the initial determination.
This Summary Last Modified On: 4/22/2011