Climate Power Applauds States Suing Trump For Repealing the Endangerment Finding 

The repeal of the endangerment finding is projected to cost Americans billions of dollars while fueling more asthma, heat stroke, and other illnesses – all to satisfy Trump’s billionaire oil donors. 

Washington, DC – After Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the most pro-pollution action in modern American history by repealing the endangerment finding, 24 states are suing the Trump administration for erasing the federal government’s obligation to protect Americans from climate pollution. At every turn, the Trump administration has chosen corporate polluters over American families, making people sicker and raising costs. 

Climate Power Senior Advisor Alex Witt issued the following statement: “Trump’s decision to repeal the endangerment finding is the single most pro-pollution act by any president in modern American history. By eliminating the rule that forced the government to limit carbon pollution, Trump is making one thing clear: he will happily put all of our health at risk to line the pockets of polluters. His war on clean energy has cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, his war of choice in Iran is driving up the price of gas at a historic clip, and the repeal of the endangerment finding will do nothing but allow the release of more toxins into our air and our water. We applaud these states for doing the right thing, even though we know the administration won’t. Shame on Trump and his Republican enablers in Congress.”

Lee Zeldin and Donald Trump are hiding the truth to protect their industry donors, leaving our families to pay the price: 

• Trump’s EPA gutted 31 pollution and public health protections that save $275 billion and prevent 30,000 deaths annually.
• Trump’s EPA weakened protections against pollution from gas-fired power plants that create smog that worsens health conditions such as asthma. 
• Trump’s EPA weakened mercury protections—giving coal plants free rein to emit dangerous pollutants into the air, leaving families to pay the price with higher health care costs and more illnesses.
• Trump’s EPA reversed more than 40 years of precedent by no longer accounting for the value of health and lives saved when setting standards for toxic air pollution.
• Trump’s doubling down on dirty, expensive coal spiked air pollution in 2025.