Trump repeals U.S. government’s power to regulate climate

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🗞️ Driving the news: The Trump administration has officially repealed the EPA’s endangerment finding, a landmark ruling from 2009 that authorized the regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
• This decision eliminates restrictions on emissions from sectors such as vehicles and power plants, removing key climate protections
• The move reflects Trump's long-standing opposition to climate regulations, despite broad scientific consensus on the dangers of climate pollution

🔭 Context: The repeal is the latest in a series of deregulatory actions by the Trump administration, which has previously pulled out of the Paris Agreement and sought to dismantle other environmental safeguards
• With scientific consensus on climate change remaining robust, critics argue that this move could endanger public health and the environment, leading to more frequent and severe climate-driven disasters

🌍 Why it matters for the planet: This regulatory rollback undermines efforts to mitigate climate change, which is exacerbating extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and air pollution
• The endangerment finding was foundational for enforcing policies to limit greenhouse gas emissions
• Its repeal could slow progress on U.S. climate goals, contributing to long-term environmental and public health risk

💬 One quote: “This rule doesn’t change the reality of climate change — it just denies it,” said Zealan Hoover, a former senior adviser at the EPA

📈 One stat: The U.S. has already seen climate-driven weather disasters cost $115 billion in damages in 2025 alone, according to Climate Central

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