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EPA, Endangerment Finding

WEEKEND Here’s what’s at stake if the EPA withdraws the Endangerment Finding
The Environmental Protection Agency’s effort to reverse a landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health could have profound implications for current and future climate regulations.
EPA to revoke "endangerment finding," landmark basis for regulating greenhouse gases
The EPA has decided to revoke a key scientific finding it published 16 years ago that six greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.
EPA administrator defends administration’s move to revoke 2009 finding pollution endangers human health
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s move to repeal the so-called endangerment finding and cast doubt that greenhouse gas emissions endangers human health.
EPA to Repeal Pivotal Finding on the Hazards of Greenhouse Gases
In 2009, the agency concluded climate change endangers humans and the environment. Now, Lee Zeldin plans to reverse course.
Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation
President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
Trump's plan to end EPA endangerment finding would weaken climate change regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency’s endangerment finding is one of the most consequential environmental regulations in recent U.S. history. President Donald Trump’s administration this week proposed revoking the finding,
EPA Proposes to Rescind Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Associated Motor Vehicle and Engine Emission Standards
On July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and repeal all GHG emission standards for light-, medium-,
Will the Repeal of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Pose a Danger to Biofuels?
EPA has released a proposal to void it's 2009 endangerment finding that declares greenhouse gas emissions no longer be a threat to the environment. Under the Trump administration, the move signals EPA is going to de-emphasize carbon in energy and environmental policies.
Trump EPA aims to repeal vehicle emission rules after revoking greenhouse gas endangerment finding
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to repeal all greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines in the coming days after it removes the scientific finding that justified those rules,
Repealing EPA’s endangerment finding may unleash climate lawsuits against polluters
Legal scholars warn that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin’s August move to void the agency’s 2009 endangerment finding could strip industry of a key shield against federal climate suits.
EPA rescinds that greenhouse gases endanger human health
The long-standing finding that greenhouse gases emissions endanger human health has been rescinded by the Environmental Protection Agency.

How experts say a new EPA proposal could shift U.S. auto makers' strategy on EVs

An EPA proposal seeks to revoke a key emissions finding which experts say would remove pressure on auto makers to produce EVs ...
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National Academies Will Review Endangerment Finding Science

With the Trump administration raising doubts on climate science, the country’s premier science advisory group will fast-track ...

Earth, Wind and Fire: What is the endangerment finding?

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its intent to challenge a Obama-era EPA finding known as the "endangerment finding." So, what is the 2007 finding? While not a regulation in ...
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Legit Climate Scientists Slam Trump EPA Report as a “Farce” and an Embarrassment

The report is “tedious” and at times “truly wearisome,” according to Bob Kopp, a climate scientist at Rutgers University.