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On the list of Bad Things That Haven't Been Attempted Yet But Are Expected is overturning of the 2009 endangerment finding, which is the legal basis in the US for regulating emissions of greenhouse gasses, as it recognizes them as pollutants under the Clean Air Act.
One of the arguments for overturning the endangerment finding is that policy makers in 1970 had no sense of climate change and so couldn't have intended the CAA to address it. Recent research by science historian Naomi Oreskes and team shows that indeed they did have an understanding of climate change and discussion of it was part of development of the CAA. Thus there is sound basis for using the CAA to address climate change.
As the fight against climate change and for the health of the planet continues, we need this research and more like it. So sharing - Happy Earth Day.
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#NaomiOreskesAppreciationSocietyYale Climate Communications summary: https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/04/the-drafters-of-the-clean-air-act-saw-co2-as-a-pollutant/
original article in Ecology Law Quarterly (Oreskes et al. 2024): https://www.ecologylawquarterly.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/50.3-Oreskes-et-al-InternetReady-1.pdf