EPA to Revoke Obama-Era ‘Endangerment Finding’ on CO2 Emissions

“The term ‘pollutant’ in the act should apply to substances causing direct toxic harm,” energy analyst Alex Stevens said.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the House Subcommittee on Environment on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

In a long-awaited decision, the Trump administration is fulfilling a pledge it made in the summer of 2025 to cancel a policy put in place by the Obama administration that has been used to impose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions restrictions on American industries.

“This will be the largest deregulatory action in American history, and it will save the American people $1.3 trillion in crushing regulations,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Feb. 10.