Background: On June 16, 2022, five climate experts and two public interest groups filed a far-reaching Petition to EPA to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution to Restore a Stable and Healthy Climate. The Petition demands the phase out of continuing GHG emissions and removal of a substantial share of legacy GHG emissions.
In response to EPA’s September 14 denial, Petitioners filed a lawsuit in federal court under the citizens’ suit provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). A favorable ruling would have compelled EPA to begin rulemaking, including full public participation, aimed at phasing out and removing GHG pollution.
Plaintiffs in the case included renowned Climate Scientist James E. Hansen, former EPA Scientist Donn Viviani, distinguished Atmospheric Scientist John Birks, eminent Climate Accountability Expert Richard Heede, Forensic Psychiatrist and Climate and Mental Health Expert Lise Van Susteren, the New York-based non-profit Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions, Inc. (CSAC), and Climate Protection and Restoration Initiative (CPR Initiative).
In May of 2023, CPR Initiative and the US Department of Justice jointly moved to dismiss the case without prejudice. At this juncture, December 2023, we are fashioning an updated petition to phase out oil, gas and coal, and their GHG pollution pursuant to the same statute and other law.
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The Campaign To Restore Our Climate
Visit our campaign page to learn more about our Petition to EPA to Phase Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Pollution and our Campaign to Restore Our Climate.
Interviews
Climate Emergency Forum presents Saving the EPA From Itself. Guest appearances by CPR Initiative’s Dan Galpern & Donn Vivianni. Published October 13, 2022.
Webinars
Watch our July 8, 2022 webinar on the Impact of West v EPA, CPR Initiative’s Petition to Phase Out GHG Pollution: What’s The Supreme Court Got to Do With It?
Petition in the News
Read more about CPR Initiative’s Petition in the News. We’ve gotten the attention of journalists at major media outlets, such as, The Washington Post and The Guardian.
Petition Quick Links
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Here’s a brief summary of the facts on our Petition to EPA.
View & Download Part I ↗
Read the legal arguments covered in Part I of our Petition to EPA.
View & Download Part II ↗
Read the scientific evidence covered in Part II of our Petition to EPA.
Press Releases
Media Contact: Dan Galpern
CPR Initiative General Counsel
dan.galpern@cprclimate.org
541.968.7164
- City of Hayward & CPR Initiative to Host Public-Input Event, On The Question: What More Should The US Do On Climate?
- Top Climate Experts Slated To Testify Next Week at CPR Initiative’s Third Hearing on the Key Question: What More Should the United States Do On Climate?
- CPR Initiative Sues EPA to Compel Climate Pollution Phase Out
- Boulder, CO & CPR Initiative to Host Public-Input Event, on The Question: What more should the US do on climate?
From The Blog
November 7, 2022 | Blog
CPR Initiative & Petitioners to EPA: Prove it!
CPR Initiative Submits Freedom of Information Act Request to EPA
CPR Initiative issued a demand for records (attached below) showing how EPA reasonably expects to get to “net zero” emissions by 2050 without invoking the powerful authority Congress conveyed to it under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
September 16, 2022 | Blog
EPA Blew It, But We Will Not Take “No” for an Answer
On September 13, 2022, on the South Lawn of the White House, following a month of political planning, in an event that reportedly “had all the markings of a pep rally,” President Biden led a celebration of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). . . .