The Seeds of Dissensus and the Origins of the Endangerment Finding

January 2026

Citation:

56

ELR 10022

Issue

1

Author

Jonathan Cannon

Former EPA General Counsel Jonathan Cannon shares his insight and perspective on EPA's past, present, and future, with a focus on the endangerment finding. The piece is adapted from his memoir, Ecologies of Home, currently in progress.

Jonathan Cannon is Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Law, and was General Counsel of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1995 to 1998.

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THE SEEDS OF DISSENSUS AND THE ORIGINS OF THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING