Endangerment-Finding

EPA reconsiders 2009 Endangerment Finding underlying all climate regulations

| Importance: 7/10

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced formal reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding on July 29, calling repeal “largest deregulatory action in history of America.” Finding declared CO2 and 5 other GHGs endanger public health. Repeal would eliminate legal basis for all climate …

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EPA Proposes Rescinding GHG Endangerment Finding and Vehicle Standards

| Importance: 6/10

EPA proposed July 29, 2025, rescinding 2009 Endangerment Finding underpinning all U.S. greenhouse gas regulations. Administrator Zeldin called it “largest deregulatory action in history,” saving $54 billion annually. Proposal claims CAA Section 202(a) doesn’t authorize climate …

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