February 13, 2026 – On Thursday, the Trump Administration moved to revoke the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 “endangerment finding,” which has been the foundation for climate policy and emissions standards ever since. In December 2009, the EPA found that six greenhouse gases threatened public health and welfare for people then, and in the future.
This is really unfortunate, because the science hasn’t changed, only the administration’s opinion has changed. [The finding] served as the legal and scientific underpinning of a series of regulations and policies to address climate change.”
– Jon Binder, Executive Director, Model Climate Laws Initiative
