EPA Proposing to Repeal Climate 'endangerment Finding'

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will propose Tuesday to repeal its landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases pose a threat to the public.

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The Endangerment Finding is the legal foundation for nearly every EPA action to reduce climate pollution. Undermining it threatens EPA's ability to protect us from climate pollution at all, and the health of our families, communities, and future generations is at stake.

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... EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the timing of the proposed repeal during an appearance on the conservative "Ruthless" podcast Tuesday morning. He had previously said last week that he would axe the finding.

"Later today, we're going to be making a big announcement in Indiana," he said Tuesday morning.

"Something that happened back in the Obama administration in 2009 was that they put forward this regulation called the 'endangerment finding,'" Zeldin said.

"Repealing it will be the largest deregulatory action in the history of America," he added. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-29 01:52 PM | Reply

You can decide not to call it an elephant.

But it still has tusks and big floppy ears.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-07-29 05:00 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

@#1 ... in the Obama administration in 2009 was that they put forward this regulation called the 'endangerment finding,'" ...

So, fmr Pres Obama did it, so it must be bad.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-29 05:58 PM | Reply

It's not a problem if you look the other way while it's happening

#4 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-07-29 06:50 PM | Reply

Trump is going to declare that gravity doesn't exist so he can claim that he's a healthy and fit 170lbs.

#5 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-07-30 12:52 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

I would honestly love to knowpeople who regularly post here feel about this:
1) It doesn't matter
2) It's actually a good thing
3) It is just ---- crazy!

#6 | Posted by danni at 2025-07-30 02:18 PM | Reply

Well... 1 percent of climate scientists can't be wrong!

Not in Trump World.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-30 02:27 PM | Reply

Not a sign of stupidity, this attack on correcting global warming inaction, but a sign that those who run the show have everything invested in fossil fuels and would gladly sacrifice a third of Florida's coastline, for example, to their love of high stock market profits. We are led by the cruel and the criminal.

#8 | Posted by Hughmass at 2025-07-31 08:09 AM | Reply