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EPA Targets Obama-Era Foundation (Image Credits: Unsplash)
The Trump administration revoked a cornerstone environmental ruling last week, compelling lawmakers to take the lead on future climate and energy decisions.
EPA Targets Obama-Era Foundation
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin joined President Donald Trump on February 12, 2026, to announce the repeal of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding.[1][2]
Officials described the action as the largest deregulatory step in U.S. history. The finding had determined that six greenhouse gases endangered public health and welfare under the Clean Air Act. Zeldin emphasized that Congress never authorized such mandates, stating, “If Congress didn’t authorize it, EPA shouldn’t be doing it.”[1]
The repeal eliminates the EPA’s primary authority to impose federal greenhouse gas standards. Trump called the original policy “disastrous,” arguing it enabled executive overreach.[3]
Roots in Supreme Court Precedent
The endangerment finding stemmed from a 2007 Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA. That ruling classified greenhouse gases as air pollutants subject to Clean Air Act oversight. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson formalized the finding two years later amid congressional gridlock on climate legislation.
Regulators then used it to justify emissions controls on vehicles, power plants, and other sources.[4] The Clean Air Act, originally aimed at local pollutants like smog, became the…
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Author : Matthias Binder
Publish date : 2026-02-18 17:52:00
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