Environmental-Rollback

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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Climate Programs Dismantled - NOAA Faces 27% Budget Cut, Hundreds of Jobs Eliminated

| Importance: 9/10

Major systematic dismantling of climate research infrastructure: NOAA’s budget cut by 27%, with Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) budget slashed from $485 million to $171 million. Approximately 1,029 jobs to be eliminated, disrupting critical weather forecasting, climate …

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces Historic Rollback of 31 Pollution Rules

| Importance: 10/10

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that the agency will undertake 31 sweeping deregulatory actions targeting decades of environmental and public health protections. Zeldin described it as “the biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history” and “the greatest and …

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