How dangerous is Donald Trump’s “endangerment” decision?

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🗞️ Driving the news: President Donald Trump has terminated the EPA’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. EPA chief Lee Zeldin called it the largest deregulatory move in U.S. history
• If upheld in court, the repeal would dismantle federal limits on emissions from vehicles, power plants and major industries

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: The endangerment finding has underpinned U.S. climate policy for over 15 years
• Removing it could significantly weaken national emissions controls in one of the world’s largest carbon emitters, slowing decarbonisation and undermining global climate targets
• Regulatory rollback may also discourage private-sector clean energy investment

🔭 The context: The finding followed the 2007 Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, which affirmed EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases
• Conservative legal challenges have long targeted it, and recent Supreme Court decisions limiting agency power could shape the coming legal battle

💬 One quote: “This decision is now endangering… all of us.” – Environmental Defense Fund

📈 One stat: The endangerment finding has anchored federal greenhouse-gas regulations since 2009

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