Recent reports indicate that the Trump administration is contemplating the elimination of the Endangerment Finding, a significant recognition of the dangers posed by greenhouse gases to public health established in 2009. Lee Zeldin, the new EPA administrator, has privately encouraged this change, suggesting a rewrite of the finding, which legally supports the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. This move draws criticism and has sparked concern among various stakeholders, including oil companies. The finding is integral to current greenhouse gas regulations in the U.S., and its removal could lead to significant changes in environmental policy.
The 2009 Endangerment Finding was the federal government's official acknowledgment that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health, specifically identifying six problematic gases.
Scrapping the Endangerment Finding was first suggested in the right-wing Project 2025, which also advised eliminating federal restrictions on fossil fuel drilling and curtailing investments in renewable energy.
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