US federal court says Energy Dept. climate group violated law

Reuters
2026.01.30 21:15
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A U.S. federal court ruled that the Department of Energy unlawfully formed a climate science advisory group, jeopardizing its proposal to repeal a key climate regulation. The court found that the Trump administration's Climate Working Group, consisting of climate change skeptics, violated federal advisory committee laws. The Environmental Defense Fund and Union of Concerned Scientists had sued the DOE for convening the group without public notice. The ruling raises concerns about the legality of the EPA's forthcoming rule to rescind the endangerment finding, which underpins climate regulations.