ELR Citation: 53 ELR 20082
No(s). 22-1139 (D.C. Cir. May 25, 2023)

The D.C. Circuit dismissed industry groups' petitions to review EPA's decision not to reconsider its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from motor vehicles contribute to climate change and thus endanger public health and welfare. The groups initially petitioned EPA to reconsider its finding in light of new research allegedly invalidating its earlier conclusions regarding the link between GHG emissions and climate change. The Agency determined the arguments and evidence the groups presented were "inadequate, erroneous, and deficient," and denied the petitions. The groups then petitioned the court to review EPA's decision. The court found the groups failed to provide any evidence that they or their members had been injured by the endangerment finding, and dismissed both petitions for lack of standing.