WASHINGTON DC (2/12/26) – Today, President Donald J. Trump stood with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to announce the repeal of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. The EPA announced its proposal to rescind the Endangerment Finding in July 2025.
American Energy Alliance President Tom Pyle released the following statement:
“Thank you, President Trump and Administrator Zeldin, for this historic victory for American energy freedom, economic prosperity, and commonsense policymaking that serves the interests of American workers, families, and businesses. Since its inception, the Endangerment Finding has been weaponized against projects and goods that deliver affordable, reliable energy to the American people. It has affected investment and infrastructure decisions in ways that have harmed U.S. competitiveness, purely to advance a political ideology.
“The EPA’s continued attempt over the last decade and a half to regulate greenhouse gases through the Clean Air Act represented a sweeping expansion of authority never granted by Congress and stretched the law far beyond its original purpose. Its basis rested heavily on speculative projections rather than direct, immediate harms, and the policy was not supported by clear scientific data or a sound legal basis. The result has been an endless string of confusing and conflicting mandates for families, companies, and manufacturers, complicating life for all Americans.
“Major policy decisions of this scale have no place in the hands of unelected government agents. Rescinding the rule is an opportunity to reset policy, respect congressional intent, and ensure that any future framework is debated and decided by the people’s actual elected representatives. The decision to expand the scope of the Clean Air Act or any other statute rests with Congress and Congress alone. We are confident that the Supreme Court will affirm this should they be in a position to consider the merits of this sound rulemaking.”
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 Revokes Endangerment Finding: What You Need to Know
- IER Comment on Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards
- AEA’s Statement on EPA Draft Rule Withdrawing Endangerment Finding
- AEA Signs Coalition Letter in Support of Administrator Zeldin
For media inquiries please contact:
THOMAS.PYLE@ENERGYDC.ORG