In a long-awaited decision, the Trump administration is fulfilling a pledge it made in the summer of 2025 to cancel a policy put in place by the Obama administration that has been used to impose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions restrictions on American industries.
“This will be the largest deregulatory action in American history, and it will save the American people $1.3 trillion in crushing regulations,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Feb. 10.
The EPA’s endangerment finding has been the legal basis for emissions restrictions placed on cars and trucks sold in the United States as part of an attempt to end global warming. Rescinding the endangerment finding not only would end federal regulation of GHG emissions from vehicles but also could ultimately remove carbon dioxide (CO2) restrictions on power plants….
EPA to Revoke Obama-Era ‘Endangerment Finding’ on CO2 Emissions
