President Donald Trump said he finalized rules that’ll revoke Obama-era Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission requirements that are ineffective at tackling climate pollution and financially cripples Americans.
At a White House briefing Thursday announcing the historic deregulatory action, Trump said the move will save taxpayers $1.3 trillion.
The president was joined by Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
“Under the process just completed by the EPA, we are officially terminating the so-called [Greenhouse Gas] Endangerment Finding — a disastrous Obama-era policy that severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for American consumers,” Trump said.
🚨@POTUS: “Under the process just completed by the@EPA, we are officially terminating the so-called Endangerment Finding — a disastrous Obama-era policy that severely damaged the American auto industry and massively drove up prices for American consumers.”pic.twitter.com/PqVUS1GtQN
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47)February 12, 2026
The 2009Endangerment Findingwas a pronouncement by the Obama EPA, which said six greenhouse gases (GHG) endangered public health.
Notably, the finding said emissions from new cars and trucks contribute to climate pollution.
The Endangerment Finding required the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles, power plants, and other sources — laying the foundation for sweeping Obama-era climate regulations that escalated during Biden’s presidency.
Trump said the EPA lacks the statutory authority to prescribe emission standards in the way Obama envisioned.
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