US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding

<p>Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>A coalition of 24 states, alongside a dozen cities and counties, has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the bedrock scientific determination underpinning virtually all US climate regulations.</p><p>The new <a href="https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/158b1f1c8d49362e/76ef57f7-full.pdf">lawsuit</a>, filed in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Thursday, is being led by the states of Massachusetts, California, New York and Connecticut. It argues that the Environmental Protection Agency’s February <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/trump-epa-rollback-pollution-regulation-endangerment-finding">rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding</a> – which the White House described as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history” – was illegal.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/19/us-states-trump-climate-crisis-endangerment-finding">Continue reading...</a>

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