How Trump’s EPA Plans to Undo Climate Rules

image via New Scientist

April 28, 2025, 5:00 PM

• •EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin plans to revise the endangerment finding, which underpins climate rules.
• •The EPA may focus on the costs of regulations to industry, potentially avoiding direct challenges to climate science.
• •Experts suggest the administration might argue that the U.S.'s contribution to climate pollution isn't significant enough to warrant regulation.

The article discusses the EPA's strategy under the Trump administration to revoke the endangerment finding, a key element supporting climate regulations. The EPA, led by Lee Zeldin, may focus on the economic costs of regulations to industry, potentially avoiding direct challenges to climate science. Experts suggest the administration might question whether the U.S. contributes enough to warrant regulation, or redefine how air pollution harms the public. The move could dismantle climate rules and make future regulations more difficult.

Read original article