EPA Pretends Greenhouse Gases Aren't a Threat, Just Like Your Ex Said 'It's Not You, It's The Planet'
KEY POINTS
- •The EPA plans to rescind the 2009 scientific finding labeling greenhouse gases harmful to humans, a major Trump-era rollback.
- •Administrator Lee Zeldin called it the 'largest act of deregulation in U.S. history,' with the final rule pending interagency approval and signature.
- •Removing the finding for motor vehicles might spark legal battles and complicate emissions rules for power plants and oil sites.
The EPA, under Administrator Lee Zeldin's brave new leadership, is about to yank back the 2009 'endangerment finding'—the official scientific diagnosis that greenhouse gases hurt humans. Zeldin grandly called this the 'largest act of deregulation in U.S. history,' a tagline better suited for Black Friday sales or bad hair days. Though timing remains a hushed secret, the final rule will emerge post interagency review, and then promptly be dragged into litigation limbo for years—EPA’s favorite endurance sport. This week might see motor vehicle emissions stripped of their villain status, dangerously opening oil rigs and power plants for a regulatory free-for-all, just as the White House understudies maintain the ruling's 'review' status on their website through Thursday.
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EPA’s uncancellation of greenhouse gas danger is the bureaucratic equivalent of yelling 'I’m not mad, just disappointed' to a melting planet.
Congrats EPA, rewriting science so future administrations can clap back like a season finale plot twist no one wanted.
This rule rollback is like un-inventing the seatbelt: reckless, retrograde, and guaranteed to make lawyers very busy.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/10/2026 | Author: Ben Geman
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