US EditionWhat to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change
The EPA's revocation removes the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases after 16 years, prompting lawsuits and claims it endangers public health and climate progress.
- In a same-day announcement, the EPA said the Trump administration revoked the 2009 endangerment finding, a major deregulatory move flagged as breaking news.
- As a legal matter, the finding translated climate science into authority under the Clean Air Act, supporting policies like vehicle standards and the Clean Power Plan, originating in 2009.
- Alongside the EPA action, Wyoming's congressional delegation and Gov. Mark Gordon praised the move as relief for fossil-fuel industries, while Sierra Club vowed to challenge in court.
- Court history suggests the U.S. courts and the Supreme Court have upheld the endangerment finding, indicating litigation will likely determine next steps.
- Wyoming, as the nation's largest coal producer, stands to be affected economically amid a long-term industry decline that has roughly halved state production over 15 years, complicating efforts to reinstate the Clean Power Plan, which aimed to cut power-sector emissions about 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
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Michigan clinicians condemn EPA rollback of greenhouse gas regulations
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'Very concerning': How EPA rolling back greenhouse gas emissions endangerment finding could impact health
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters is seen on February 13, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration walked back an Obama-era environmental decision that has been the legal basis for establishing federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it was rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding, which determined tha…
Trump Move to Scrap EPA Endangerment Finding Could Unravel US Climate Rules - One Green Planet
EPA plans to erase the 2009 endangerment finding, risking major climate rollbacks fast even as science says harms are growing. The post Trump Move to Scrap EPA Endangerment Finding Could Unravel US Climate Rules appeared first on One Green Planet.
EPA's Zeldin says the agency ‘not authorized’ to regulate greenhouse gases despite multiple court rulings
On Thursday, the EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which identified six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — as public health threats and provided the foundation for federal regulators to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards with the auto industry.
A ‘deadly’ move: The EPA repeals landmark climate finding
The Trump administration is repealing the EPA’s Endangerment Finding, the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. “Of all of Trump's outrages - invading Greenland, putting tariffs on us, you know, election tampering - of all the outrages, I think this actually might be the most consequential because it leads to more deaths,” said Jay Inslee, the fmr. governor of Washington and longtime climate activist. “This is personally deadly fo…
Trump administration rescinds EPA Endangerment Finding: Corporate America’s license to kill
The rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding marks a declaration by the capitalist class that there will be no restrictions on its ability to pollute the environment, regardless of the consequences in human lives.
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