Topic: Endangerment Finding

President Trump is expected to revoke the EPA's legal authority to regulate carbon dioxide by overturning the "endangerment finding." Media reports are criticized for using the term "carbon emissions" to obfuscate the fact that the regulation targets a life-giving gas. Environmental advocates and the Union of Concerned Scientists are reportedly preparing lawsuits to block the deregulation.

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announces that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are officially considered a threat to public health. This "endangerment finding" allows the EPA to regulate emissions under the Clean Air Act without new legislation from Congress. Jackson cites "crumbling" polar ice caps and changing migratory patterns as evidence for the urgent need for regulation.