EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin faces a critical decision regarding the agency's ability to regulate climate pollutants under the Clean Air Act. He must inform President Trump whether to abandon the endangerment finding, a key 2009 scientific assessment stating that greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health. This decision could significantly impact ongoing climate policies and future regulations. A reversal by the EPA could face judicial scrutiny, while upholding the finding could allow continued government efforts to combat climate change, especially those initiated during Biden's presidency.
If Zeldin attempts to upend the 2009 scientific finding that underpins all greenhouse gas rules known as the endangerment finding, he would risk being rebuked by the courts.
If judges upheld EPA's move to reverse the finding, it would accelerate Trump's efforts to dismantle a host of climate rules enacted under President Joe Biden.
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