The endangerment finding unambiguously declared that the pollutants emitted whenever fossil fuels are burned endanger public health and the environment. Photo: Ody_Stocker via Shutterstock
February 10, 2026 (Boston, MA) – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a final rule on Thursday revoking the endangerment finding, the science-backed determination that planet-warming emissions are dangerous and require federal regulation. At the same time, the agency is also expected to repeal standards that limit heat-trapping pollution from cars and trucks, the nation’s largest source of those emissions. Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) released the following statement in response.
“While this isn’t a surprise, it is still a betrayal of every family across the country,” said Kate Sinding Daly, CLF Senior Vice President for Law and Policy. “The Trump administration is trying to negate basic science. Fossil fuels cost households hundreds of dollars a year in energy bills and billions more in extreme weather repairs. And they cost us our lives and our planet. Now that the EPA has set this process in motion, we are prepared to stand together, challenge this reckless, profits-over-people decision, and hold the administration accountable by every means necessary.”
The EPA issued the determination in 2009 in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Massachusetts v. EPA. The endangerment finding unambiguously declared that the pollutants emitted whenever fossil fuels are burned endanger public health and the environment. The finding was an explicit acknowledgment that our government must protect communities from the devastating consequences of climate-damaging pollution under the Clean Air Act.
CLF experts are available for further comment.
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