Well, this is the kind of move that makes the climate activists clutch their pearls and the business world breathe a sigh of relief. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just swung for the fences — and connected — by repealing one of the crown jewels of Obama-era climate policy: the infamous “Endangerment Finding.”
For anyone who forgot, this rule — crafted back in 2009 — declared that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane were a “threat to human life.” That language opened the floodgates for the EPA to slap sweeping regulations on automakers, airlines, and the coal industry. It also served as one of the cornerstones for Biden’s electric vehicle mandate — you know, the one that was going to force over half of all cars sold to be EVs by 2032.
WATCH: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin just completely OBLITERATED CNN’s running propaganda. 😂
CNN: “Thank you so much for being here….Do you accept the overwhelming scientific consensus that these greenhouse gas emissions are the biggest drivers of man made climate change?”… pic.twitter.com/S6y8uecwN7
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) August 3, 2025
Zeldin didn’t just quietly scrap it. He celebrated its repeal, calling it “the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history” during a speech at an Indianapolis auto dealership. His message was clear: this wasn’t just about one policy — this was about ending what he called the “holy grail of the climate change religion.”
And when CNN pressed him on why, Zeldin laid out his case: the rule was based on bad assumptions. “I’m relying on 2025 facts rather than 2009 bad assumptions,” he said, arguing that the apocalyptic predictions used to justify the rule didn’t pan out. He also made it clear that this wasn’t just a policy disagreement — in his view, Obama’s EPA had gone rogue. “I’m not going to get creative with the law,” Zeldin said, blasting the original finding for “mental leaps” that he says went way beyond the agency’s legal authority.
You can see her wheels spinning for two minutes as he nukes her and her network’s lies, but she just can’t come up with anything. https://t.co/PkEh0Li3W9
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) August 4, 2025
Translation: if Congress wants to give the EPA the power to regulate “mobile sources” like cars more aggressively, fine — pass a new law. But until then, Zeldin says he’s reading the Clean Air Act as written, not as wish-casting from climate bureaucrats.
And here’s the kicker: Zeldin isn’t apologizing for prioritizing jobs, energy dominance, and affordability over the green agenda. “We are not going to regulate out of existence entire sectors of our economy,” he said.
This isn’t just a policy shift. It’s a signal that the EPA, at least under Zeldin, is done being a playground for activist regulators who want to use “climate change” as a blank check to reshape entire industries.
