What to know about EPA decision to revoke a scientific finding that helped fight climate change

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 12, 2026, 6 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 12, 2026, 6 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/12/epa-climate-change-endangerment-finding-explainer/

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday [ revoked ][5] its own 2009 [ “endangerment finding,” ][6] a scientific conclusion that for 16 years has been the central basis for regulating planet-warming emissions from power plants, vehicles and other sources. The finding itself is straightforwar...