"The proposal is President Trump’s most consequential step yet to derail federal climate efforts and appears to represent a shift toward outright denial of the scientific consensus."
"Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, said on Tuesday the Trump administration would revoke the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.
Speaking at a truck dealership in Indianapolis, Mr. Zeldin said the E.P.A. planned to rescind the 2009 declaration, known as the endangerment finding, which concluded that planet-warming greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health. The Obama and Biden administrations used that determination to set strict limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, power plants and other industrial sources of pollution.
“The proposal would, if finalized, amount to the largest deregulatory action in the history of the United States,” Mr. Zeldin said. He said the proposal would also erase limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks on the nation’s roads."
Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman report for the New York Times July 29, 2025.
SEE ALSO:
"Trump EPA Moves To Repeal Landmark ‘Endangerment Finding’ That Allows Climate Regulation" (AP)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-climate-epa-endangerment-zeldin-5cba087...
"EPA Moves To End Climate Regulation Under Clean Air Act" (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/07/29/epa-endang...
"Trump Effort To Ditch Greenhouse Gas Finding Ignores ‘Clearcut’ Science, Expert Says" (Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/24/trump-effort-rescind...
"Trump's EPA Now Says Greenhouse Gases Don't Endanger People" (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-s1-5302162/climate-change-trump-epa
"EPA Rescinds Finding That Greenhouse Gas Emissions Harm Human Health, Hobbling U.S. Climate Action" (Inside Climate News)
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29072025/epa-rescinds-endangerment-fi...
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