New York City is joining a coalition of states and local governments opposing a federal effort to unravel landmark climate protections, just as Climate Week kicks off.

In a series of coordinated legal filings, the city is pushing back against the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to rescind its 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” a foundational rule that allows the agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles.

The EPA’s proposal, which the Trump administration previously argued would help lower energy costs and revitalize the auto industry, could disrupt New York’s plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions and phase out gas-powered vehicles by 2035.

On Monday, city officials warned that rolling back these protections would worsen climate threats such as flooding and e

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