EPA Rescinds Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, Repeals All Vehicle GHG Standards

On February 12, 2026, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin signed a final rule rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and repealing all motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. This is the most consequential Clean Air Act action in over a decade. The action reveals the administration’s legal strategy of focusing on the statutory authority...... By: Jackson Walker