Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise

Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.

By: Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: February 12, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 month ago

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By Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America’s climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026, when it moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding – a formal determination that six greenhouse gases that drive climate change, including carbon dioxide and methane from burning fossil fuels, endanger public health …

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