AEA’s Statement on EPA Draft Rule Withdrawing Endangerment Finding
WASHINGTON DC (7/29/25) – Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its proposed rulemaking to withdraw the 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. Concurrently, the Department of Energy released a separate report on the state of climate science.
American Energy Alliance President Tom Pyle released the following statement:
“For a decade and a half, the EPA has used the ‘endangerment finding’ as authority to reject permits, shut down projects, and deny Americans access to reliable, affordable energy and transportation choice. It has reshaped investment and infrastructure to our country’s detriment and has been used as a vehicle to push a political agenda.
“The longstanding legal and scientific issues with the endangerment finding are finally going to be addressed under the leadership of President Donald Trump, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Congress never granted EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act–legislation written specifically for harmful pollutants, not global emissions–and yet the endangerment finding has been used as a justification to repeatedly do exactly that.”
AEA Experts Available For Interview On This Topic:
- Tom J. Pyle, President
- Kenny Stein, Vice President of Policy
- Alex Stevens, Manager of Policy and Communications
Additional Background Resources From AEA:
- EPA Proposed Rule: Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards
- EPA Administrator Zeldin: The Most Important Man in Washington
- Flashback: Former Representative John Dingell (D-MI) on the Endangerment Finding
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