EPA
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The EPA Deregulated 180 Polluters Via Email. It Called This the Biggest Deregulatory Action in US History.
ProPublica revealed that the Trump EPA granted two-year Clean Air Act exemptions to over 180 major industrial facilities through a simple email request system. The agency's own air quality scientists were sidelined.
The EPA Just Deleted the Legal Foundation for Every US Climate Rule. 25 States Are Suing.
The 2009 Endangerment Finding said greenhouse gases endanger public health. Every US climate regulation for 17 years was built on it. The Trump EPA repealed it last week, voiding vehicle standards, power plant rules, methane limits, and aircraft emissions rules in a single action.
The EPA Wants to Test Your Water for Abortion Pills
The agency added mifepristone and misoprostol to its drinking water monitoring list. The stated reason is environmental safety. The actual effect is a surveillance infrastructure for medication abortion.
Trump's EPA Cuts Are Making the Air Dirtier. The People Breathing It Cannot Afford to Move.
DOGE-driven EPA staff cuts have gutted enforcement capacity in the same states where air quality was already failing federal standards. The regulatory apparatus still exists on paper. It has stopped functioning.
The EPA Just Erased the Legal Foundation for All Federal Climate Rules. The Courts Are the Only Thing Left.
Repealing the 2009 Endangerment Finding doesn't just end emissions regulations. It ends the EPA's legal authority to regulate greenhouse gases under any future administration without an act of Congress.
The Deregulators Are Getting Blocked by Their Own Side
The EPA is delaying dozens of PFAS approvals because Administrator Zeldin fears backlash from RFK Jr.'s MAHA movement. The administration that promised the largest deregulatory push in US history is holding up chemical approvals to avoid a fight with its own base.
The Legal Spine of Climate Policy Just Broke
The EPA repealed its 2009 endangerment finding in February. Environmental groups sued in April. The outcome of that case determines whether the US has any federal climate authority at all.
The EPA Just Declared It Has No Legal Authority Over Climate Change
Revoking the 2009 endangerment finding does not disprove climate science. It just removes the government's legal obligation to act on it.
The EPA Deleted the Legal Foundation for Every Federal Climate Rule. Zeldin Called It 'Vindication.'
The 2009 endangerment finding was not a regulation. it was the scientific warrant that made regulation possible. Repealing it doesn't just kill pending rules; it retroactively questions whether any climate regulation was ever lawful.