MAGA wants the nation to stick its head into the sand about #ClimateChange.
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Public comments will be accepted through September 21, while a public hearing will be held in August.
The deregulatory push is also being challenged in court — and will almost certainly face more lawsuits.
"DeSmog has been tracking and building databases on the anti-endangerment coalition for years. Below is our guide to the top fossil fuel groups, conservative policymakers, and climate deniers leading the effort to demolish the bedrock of American climate policy."
Spoiler: all the usual climate deniers with a financial interest in keeping fossil fuels going.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/30/climate-deniers-trump-epa-endangerment-finding/
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"DeSmog has been tracking and building databases on the anti-endangerment coalition for years. Below is our guide to the top fossil fuel groups, conservative policymakers, and climate deniers leading the effort to demolish the bedrock of American climate policy."
Spoiler: all the usual climate deniers with a financial interest in keeping fossil fuels going.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/30/climate-deniers-trump-epa-endangerment-finding/
"The Trump administration is justifying its move to gut the endangerment finding based on a report it commissioned from five climate skeptics.
The Trump administration’s report should not be viewed as a scientific document, according to Andrew Dessler, director of the Texas Center for Extreme Weather at Texas A&M University.
“Their goal is not to weigh the evidence fairly but to build the strongest possible case for CO2’s innocence.” "
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/politics/us-government-epa-climate-change
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"The Trump administration is justifying its move to gut the endangerment finding based on a report it commissioned from five climate skeptics.
The Trump administration’s report should not be viewed as a scientific document, according to Andrew Dessler, director of the Texas Center for Extreme Weather at Texas A&M University.
“Their goal is not to weigh the evidence fairly but to build the strongest possible case for CO2’s innocence.” "
https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/01/politics/us-government-epa-climate-change
Former EPA administrator and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy: “Instead of doing their job, this EPA is putting the safety of our loved ones at risk while ratcheting up grid instability, energy bills, and disaster costs.”
"In order to justify a decision that seems to fly in the face of legal precedent and overwhelming scientific evidence, the EPA relies primarily on a two-part argument."
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Former EPA administrator and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy: “Instead of doing their job, this EPA is putting the safety of our loved ones at risk while ratcheting up grid instability, energy bills, and disaster costs.”
"In order to justify a decision that seems to fly in the face of legal precedent and overwhelming scientific evidence, the EPA relies primarily on a two-part argument."
"Bad air quality is not dramatic like a flood, a fire, or a heat wave. If you’re lucky enough to live and work in air-conditioned spaces, you might not notice it at all. Many of the friends and relations of people killed by air pollution won’t realize that the fossil fuel industry—and insufficient government regulation—is to blame. Air pollution is already an ongoing massacre, and Lee Zeldin’s moves this month will kill many more people."
https://newrepublic.com/article/198675/bad-air-quality-deadliest-effect-climate-change
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"Bad air quality is not dramatic like a flood, a fire, or a heat wave. If you’re lucky enough to live and work in air-conditioned spaces, you might not notice it at all. Many of the friends and relations of people killed by air pollution won’t realize that the fossil fuel industry—and insufficient government regulation—is to blame. Air pollution is already an ongoing massacre, and Lee Zeldin’s moves this month will kill many more people."
https://newrepublic.com/article/198675/bad-air-quality-deadliest-effect-climate-change
"If the Administration’s arguments prevail, “it’s going to be very hard for E.P.A. going forward to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases. So they’re trying to take that away permanently—not just for the next three and a half years.”
The obvious beneficiary of the E.P.A.’s latest move is the fossil-fuel industry."
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"If the Administration’s arguments prevail, “it’s going to be very hard for E.P.A. going forward to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases. So they’re trying to take that away permanently—not just for the next three and a half years.”
The obvious beneficiary of the E.P.A.’s latest move is the fossil-fuel industry."
The DOE report on which the EPA rollback of greenhouse gas regulation is based is seriously flawed.
"All five [of its] authors have records of publishing misleading information.
The [DOE] report cherry-picks information to misrepresent key climate change findings."
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The DOE report on which the EPA rollback of greenhouse gas regulation is based is seriously flawed.
"All five [of its] authors have records of publishing misleading information.
The [DOE] report cherry-picks information to misrepresent key climate change findings."
The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers are weighing in.
"The move by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to self-fund the study is a departure from their typical practice of responding to requests by government agencies or Congress for advice. The Academies intend to publicly release it in September, in time to inform the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision on the so-called “endangerment finding”."
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The nation’s premier group of scientific advisers are weighing in.
"The move by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to self-fund the study is a departure from their typical practice of responding to requests by government agencies or Congress for advice. The Academies intend to publicly release it in September, in time to inform the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision on the so-called “endangerment finding”."
Meanwhile,
"US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report—its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming."
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Meanwhile,
"US President Donald Trump's administration is revising past editions of the nation's premier climate report—its latest move to undermine the scientific consensus on human-caused global warming."
"The suppression of climate data by the US government has global implications. The international scientific community depends on the US for critical data which helps in responding to climate disasters.
Disruptions to such data also risk deepening existing scientific and geopolitical inequalities. Limiting access to US climate datasets can especially impact the ability of vulnerable nations to address climate change effectively."
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/inside-trumps-campaign-to-censor-climate-science/
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"The suppression of climate data by the US government has global implications. The international scientific community depends on the US for critical data which helps in responding to climate disasters.
Disruptions to such data also risk deepening existing scientific and geopolitical inequalities. Limiting access to US climate datasets can especially impact the ability of vulnerable nations to address climate change effectively."
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/news/inside-trumps-campaign-to-censor-climate-science/
"Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science.
There is a scientific consensus that climate change is exacerbating extreme weather.
In their suit, the groups alleged that the department and agency “have sought to manufacture a basis to reject” the scientific consensus on climate change."
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5449186-environmental-groups-sue-trump/
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"Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science.
There is a scientific consensus that climate change is exacerbating extreme weather.
In their suit, the groups alleged that the department and agency “have sought to manufacture a basis to reject” the scientific consensus on climate change."
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5449186-environmental-groups-sue-trump/
Fact check
"A “critical assessment” report commissioned by the Trump administration to justify a rollback of US climate regulations contains at least 100 false or misleading statements, according to a Carbon Brief factcheck involving dozens of leading climate scientists."
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/doe-factcheck/index.html
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Fact check
"A “critical assessment” report commissioned by the Trump administration to justify a rollback of US climate regulations contains at least 100 false or misleading statements, according to a Carbon Brief factcheck involving dozens of leading climate scientists."
https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/doe-factcheck/index.html
"The Energy Department and the EPA seem to have run afoul of four laws in particular that may be tricky for the administration to get around. "
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"The Energy Department and the EPA seem to have run afoul of four laws in particular that may be tricky for the administration to get around. "
"A group of the US’s leading climate scientists have compiled a withering review of a controversial Trump administration report that downplays the risks of the climate crisis, finding that the document is biased, riddled with errors and fails basic scientific credibility.""
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-administration-climate-report
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"A group of the US’s leading climate scientists have compiled a withering review of a controversial Trump administration report that downplays the risks of the climate crisis, finding that the document is biased, riddled with errors and fails basic scientific credibility.""
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-administration-climate-report
"For instance, the five skeptics contended that “meteorological drought” was not increasing in the United States; as the researchers point out in their response, this is cherry-picked nonsense.
The comment has sections like this on every topic raised by the D.O.E. report.
It’s a blitzkrieg of studies, observations, and data which makes clear that the authors [of the DOE report] were miles out of their depth, and further still out of the mainstream."
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/trumps-department-of-energy-gets-scienced
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"For instance, the five skeptics contended that “meteorological drought” was not increasing in the United States; as the researchers point out in their response, this is cherry-picked nonsense.
The comment has sections like this on every topic raised by the D.O.E. report.
It’s a blitzkrieg of studies, observations, and data which makes clear that the authors [of the DOE report] were miles out of their depth, and further still out of the mainstream."
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/trumps-department-of-energy-gets-scienced
Climate denial working group disbanded.
"The group’s end can be traced to a lawsuit filed by the Environmental Defense Fund and Union of Concerned Scientists.
Though the group has been disbanded, DOE will not withdraw the report it authored, which sparked resistance across the climate science community and stirred a coordinated response during the required public-comment period."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/climate/trump-dissolves-contrarian-group
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Climate denial working group disbanded.
"The group’s end can be traced to a lawsuit filed by the Environmental Defense Fund and Union of Concerned Scientists.
Though the group has been disbanded, DOE will not withdraw the report it authored, which sparked resistance across the climate science community and stirred a coordinated response during the required public-comment period."
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/climate/trump-dissolves-contrarian-group
"The report stands in opposition to the Trump administration's decision in July to begin the process of revoking a key scientific finding published by the EPA in 2009 that six greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and must be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
But the National Academies concluded that the 2009 [endangerment] finding was accurate and is bolstered by stronger evidence that has since been supported by additional scientific research."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-academies-rebukes-epa-climate-threats/
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"The report stands in opposition to the Trump administration's decision in July to begin the process of revoking a key scientific finding published by the EPA in 2009 that six greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and must be regulated under the Clean Air Act.
But the National Academies concluded that the 2009 [endangerment] finding was accurate and is bolstered by stronger evidence that has since been supported by additional scientific research."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/national-academies-rebukes-epa-climate-threats/
"U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston [finds] that the work undertaken by the group convened by Energy Secretary Chris Wright fell outside the strict mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The judge said he would discuss next steps in the case at a September 23 hearing.
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"U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston [finds] that the work undertaken by the group convened by Energy Secretary Chris Wright fell outside the strict mandates of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
The judge said he would discuss next steps in the case at a September 23 hearing.
“The endangerment finding is the foundation for regulation of greenhouse gases at the federal level,” Field said. “It is not the government’s only tool for tackling climate change, but it is key to a balanced program with both carrots and sticks.”
Here are five things to know about the endangerment finding.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/09/endangerment-finding-epa-science-facts
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“The endangerment finding is the foundation for regulation of greenhouse gases at the federal level,” Field said. “It is not the government’s only tool for tackling climate change, but it is key to a balanced program with both carrots and sticks.”
Here are five things to know about the endangerment finding.
https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2025/09/endangerment-finding-epa-science-facts
There is still time to add public comment:
"Written comments on the proposal may be submitted to the docket for this rule through September 22, 2025. There are several ways to provide written comments on the proposal, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194:"
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There is still time to add public comment:
"Written comments on the proposal may be submitted to the docket for this rule through September 22, 2025. There are several ways to provide written comments on the proposal, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194:"
"The NAS report does not mess around with subtleties, going straight to the main point: Everything we've learned since the endangerment finding confirms that it was on target. "EPA’s 2009 finding that the human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases threaten human health and welfare was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence," its authors conclude."
