1. United States
2. N.Y.
3. Letter

I’m writing as your constituent to urge you to exercise your oversight authority and halt the Environmental Protection Agency’s repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding. Deregulation of emissions from vehicles and power plants prioritizes business and profits over human health and the environment. As stated under the Clean Air Act, greenhouse gases “endanger public health and welfare,” and this switch will lead to mounting costs due to extreme weather, wildfire destruction, crop loss, infrastructure damage, and pollution-related health care expenses. Since 2009, heat-related deaths, worsening air quality, and climate-driven health risks have increased, and repealing the finding contradicts decades of scientific evidence and legal precedent under the Clean Air Act. At the same time, the Defense Department has been directed to enter into long-term coal power purchase agreements and is allocating federal funds to extend the life of aging coal plants. These are all moves away from cleaner, cost-competitive technologies and toward the most carbon-intensive fuel, which also distorts the markets while increasing long-term health and environmental costs. Congress has a duty under the Constitution to ensure that executive agencies follow the law and uphold the statutes they enacted. The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to regulate pollutants that endanger public health and welfare. You must: *Conduct immediate oversight hearings into the repeal of the Endangerment Finding. *Use all available legislative tools, including the Congressional Review Act where applicable, to overturn unlawful rollbacks. *Reaffirm the scientific and legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. *Ensure that federal procurement and energy policy do not subsidize the most polluting fuels at the expense of public health and fiscal responsibility. Congress must act now.