Climate leaders condemn Trump EPA’s biggest rollback yet: ‘This is corruption’

February 12, 2026

TL;DR

Climate leaders and environmental groups condemned the Trump administration's plan to repeal the 2009 endangerment finding, which is the legal basis for federal climate regulations.
Critics, including senators and environmental nonprofits, labeled the move as political corruption and a benefit to the fossil fuel industry.
The administration claims repealing the finding will save trillions of dollars and boost the economy, while experts warn of trillions in climate damages and healthcare costs.
Environmental organizations pledged to file litigation against the rollback, and lawmakers vowed to highlight the issue in Congress.
The action is part of a broader deregulation agenda focused on boosting fossil fuels, including an executive order to increase coal power procurement for the defense department.

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