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Lawsuits challenge EPA endangerment repeal

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Environmental, public health and environmental justice groups sued the EPA in the D.C. Circuit, challenging its repeal of the "endangerment finding," which they said would boost pollution and harm health.

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E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
www.nytimes.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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With the Paris Agreement targets no longer viable (and the US revoking its basis for federal climate policy), many turn attention to adapting to our much-warmed world.

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‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation
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February 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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A coalition of public health and environmental groups has just filed a lawsuit against EPA in the DC Circuit court challenging revocation of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding. They are represented by some of the country's leading environmental litigators. aboutblaw.com/bkXr
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February 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM

Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

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EPA Sued to Stop It From Abandoning Climate Change Regulation

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EPA Sued to Stop It From Abandoning Climate Change Regulation
Public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning to stop the agency from moving forward with its repeal of the "endangerment finding."
www.notus.org
February 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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Reposted by Roger A. Pielke

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"The omission of water vapor in the basket of regulated greenhouse gases is the weakest part of the 2009 Endangerment Finding, as it is totally inconsistent with EPA’s arguments about the inclusion of the other six gases." via @thehonestbroker.bsky.social www.realclearscience.com/2026/02/18/i...
If Carbon Is a Pollutant, Why Isn't Water Vapor?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in its ruling last week that overturned its 2009 Endangerment Finding on greenhouse gases (GHGs), argued that in light of Supreme Court judgments since
www.realclearscience.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/c...
E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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I see that Science has caught up with the frontier.

Ken Strzepek published the same 32 years ago.
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Claims that AI can help fix climate dismissed as greenwashing
Industry using ‘diversionary’ tactics, says analyst, as energy-hungry complex functions such as video generation and deep research proliferate
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM

Reposted by James Goodwin

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Today, @ucs.org joins @earthjustice.org and others challenging the Trump Administration's Endangerment Finding repeal.

These moves abandon the EPA's mission to protect people’s health and its legal obligation under the Clean Air Act and they must be held to account. www.ucs.org/about/news/u...
UCS Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Endangerment Finding Repeal
UCS Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration’s Unlawful Endangerment Finding Repeal
www.ucs.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Thank you to the states doing what should be done www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/c... But, it so happens, we all need to do much more - the air quality even in so-called rural @townofamherst.bsky.social is unhealthy today.
As Trump Obliterates Climate Efforts, States Try to Fill the Gap
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February 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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This paper restricts trade to see the impact of climate change get worse: pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/41...
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February 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM
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California will continue to lead on emissions: the revocation of the endangerment finding could provide California with more latitude and more direct responsibility in setting policy for automobiles www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy
The federal government is walking away from its tailpipe emissions rules, sparking a legal debate over whether states can now write their own standards.
www.politico.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Using markets to adapt to climate change: Research shows if and when markets can help limit the harms from climate change
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Using markets to adapt to climate change
Research shows if and when markets can help limit the harms from climate change
www.science.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:02 AM