Climate, health groups challenge EPA repeal of major greenhouse gas regulation

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 18, 2026

Words: 618

Last Updated: 6 days, 20 hours ago

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A coalition of public health and environmental groups filed a suit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s recent finding that the Environmental Protection Agency could not regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and President Donald Trump announced last week the administration was finalizing a repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared the agency could regulate greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from vehicle emissions, because climate change posed a danger to human health.

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