US EditionObama, Dem leaders slam Trump for repeal of EPA climate finding
The Environmental Protection Agency's repeal removes legal authority for greenhouse gas regulations, claimed to save $1.3 trillion and lower vehicle costs by nearly $3,000, critics warn of health risks.
- In Washington, the EPA announced on Feb. 12, 2026 that it had rescinded the Obama administration's 2019 endangerment finding, acting at President Trump's direction.
- Claiming consumer savings, the administration said the move would yield $1.3 trillion in savings and nearly $3,000 lower vehicle costs, citing an EPA study.
- Public-Health groups, including the American Lung Association, plan to challenge the rollback, and Harold Wimmer, president and CEO of the American Lung Association, warned, this is a dark day for science and health.
- At a White House event on Feb. 12, President Donald Trump called the repeal "the single largest deregulatory action in American history," while Former President Barack Obama said the United States is "less safe" after the repeal.
- Scientists and environmentalists immediately condemned the repeal, climate advocacy groups linked greenhouse gas emissions to extreme weather, while Trump said, `This has nothing to do with public health. This is all a scam, a giant scam.
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Inside the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history"
On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the revocation of the “endangerment finding,” a federal determination that planet-warming emissions harm human health. The Trump administration said the decision will save Americans $1.3 trillion in energy and transportation, but experts are pushing back on that claim. Plus: The rise of concierge medicine and a look into how AI modeling could play a role in your weather forecast…
Trump is tilting a central US climate rule: Endangerment Finding, which rated CO2 as a health risk, is eliminated. Vehicle emissions are relaxed, global climate impacts are threatened – while China's electric car industry benefits.
The End of Climate Regulation As We Know It
The Trump Administration’s repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding dominated headlines this week. Given that the endangerment finding underpins all of the EPA’s noteworthy climate rules, this move is a big deal with significant consequences for efforts to tackle emissions as well as regulate companies. In its announcement, the administration framed this as a big win for American industry. In reality, the effort…
Obama slams Trump’s repeal of climate rule, warns of risks to public health, environment
Former United States, US, President Barack Obama has condemned the decision by the administration of Donald Trump to revoke the federal endangerment finding, a cornerstone of the country’s climate policy. The endangerment finding has long provided the legal backbone for restrictions on vehicle exhaust emissions and pollution controls for power plants. In a post on X, Obama warned that eliminating the measure would erode protections designed to s…
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