Trump administration eliminates greenhouse gas regulations

President Donald Trump speaks during an event with Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin to announce the EPA will no longer regulate greenhouse gases, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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The Trump administration has rescinded the Environmental Protection Agency's "endangerment finding," the scientific finding that greenhouse gas emissions harm the public. We discuss what's behind the change and what it could mean for Americans.

This episode: senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith, climate correspondent Jeff Brady, and political correspondent Ashley Lopez.

This podcast was produced by Bria Suggs and edited by Rachel Baye.

Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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