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The White House this week announced plans to rescind the 2009 EPA "endangerment finding" that underpins U.S. greenhouse‑gas regulations, potentially enabling sweeping regulatory rollbacks.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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Government action on climate adaptation is accelerating.
Our new research, funded by the @zcralliance.bsky.social, shows that 75% of adaptation‑relevant laws and policies have been adopted since the Paris Agreement in 2015, and almost half since 2020.
Our new research, funded by the @zcralliance.bsky.social, shows that 75% of adaptation‑relevant laws and policies have been adopted since the Paris Agreement in 2015, and almost half since 2020.
Climate change adaptation laws and policies: a review of trends, gaps and opportunities in 35 countries - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
This report expands the knowledge base on adaptation-relevant laws and policies by identifying and analysing 902 of these laws and policies over time across 35 countries representing diverse regions, ...
www.lse.ac.uk
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Government action on climate adaptation is accelerating.
Our new research, funded by the @zcralliance.bsky.social, shows that 75% of adaptation‑relevant laws and policies have been adopted since the Paris Agreement in 2015, and almost half since 2020.
Our new research, funded by the @zcralliance.bsky.social, shows that 75% of adaptation‑relevant laws and policies have been adopted since the Paris Agreement in 2015, and almost half since 2020.
by Markus W. Gehring Reposted by Stacy D. VanDeveer
I know you already guessed it but it is still shocking. Repealing the endangerment finding violates Us law but also breaches the US’ international obligations under the UNFCCC and in customary international law.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump to repeal Obama-era finding foundational to US climate rules
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO2 and other greenhouse gases harm health
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
I know you already guessed it but it is still shocking. Repealing the endangerment finding violates Us law but also breaches the US’ international obligations under the UNFCCC and in customary international law.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Reposted by Jussi T. Eronen
Europe's huge chemicals sector is campaigning to weaken the EU's most important climate policy.
And Brussels is listening.
And Brussels is listening.
European chemical giants plot to weaken EU’s flagship climate policy
The ultra-polluting sector says the EU’s carbon price is putting it out of business.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Europe's huge chemicals sector is campaigning to weaken the EU's most important climate policy.
And Brussels is listening.
And Brussels is listening.
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If the US crimes against humanity were affecting “only” the hundreds of millions of people residing in the US I might (might!) agree a global recession is a bigger deal. But shutting down the EPA and accelerating rather than combating the climate crisis? Shutting down USAID? Colluding with Russia?
February 11, 2026 at 6:18 AM
If the US crimes against humanity were affecting “only” the hundreds of millions of people residing in the US I might (might!) agree a global recession is a bigger deal. But shutting down the EPA and accelerating rather than combating the climate crisis? Shutting down USAID? Colluding with Russia?
EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health — It continues to be the Environmental DESTRUCTION Agency under the Trump Administration!
February 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM
EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health — It continues to be the Environmental DESTRUCTION Agency under the Trump Administration!
Good background on the climate science chapter that was removed from the federal Judicial Center manual of scientific evidence for judges:
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Good background on the climate science chapter that was removed from the federal Judicial Center manual of scientific evidence for judges:
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
Climate Change Is Erased From a Manual for Federal Judges www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
5) “the Supreme Court will eventually rule on this week’s move, as well, ostensibly in favor.”
Really? A U.S. District Court in January tossed the DOE’s fake-science report meant to support the endangerment repeal.
Really? A U.S. District Court in January tossed the DOE’s fake-science report meant to support the endangerment repeal.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
5) “the Supreme Court will eventually rule on this week’s move, as well, ostensibly in favor.”
Really? A U.S. District Court in January tossed the DOE’s fake-science report meant to support the endangerment repeal.
Really? A U.S. District Court in January tossed the DOE’s fake-science report meant to support the endangerment repeal.
3) “free-market-driven innovation has done more to combat climate change than regulatory power grabs like the “endangerment finding.”
Really? You have evidence, or is this just empty ideological bluster?
Really? You have evidence, or is this just empty ideological bluster?
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
3) “free-market-driven innovation has done more to combat climate change than regulatory power grabs like the “endangerment finding.”
Really? You have evidence, or is this just empty ideological bluster?
Really? You have evidence, or is this just empty ideological bluster?
2) “There may come a time when the people elected to enact laws decide the modest benefits of regulating greenhouse gases outweigh the considerable economic costs.”
Wrong. Benefit cost analyses regularly show the benefits of reducing GHGs vastly outweigh the costs.
Wrong. Benefit cost analyses regularly show the benefits of reducing GHGs vastly outweigh the costs.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
2) “There may come a time when the people elected to enact laws decide the modest benefits of regulating greenhouse gases outweigh the considerable economic costs.”
Wrong. Benefit cost analyses regularly show the benefits of reducing GHGs vastly outweigh the costs.
Wrong. Benefit cost analyses regularly show the benefits of reducing GHGs vastly outweigh the costs.
1) “in 2009, the EPA decided it would treat greenhouse gases like other pollutants, despite their damage being global rather than local.”
No, the Bush-era EPA decided *not* to regulate greenhouse gases, was sued, and lost in the Supreme Court.
No, the Bush-era EPA decided *not* to regulate greenhouse gases, was sued, and lost in the Supreme Court.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
1) “in 2009, the EPA decided it would treat greenhouse gases like other pollutants, despite their damage being global rather than local.”
No, the Bush-era EPA decided *not* to regulate greenhouse gases, was sued, and lost in the Supreme Court.
No, the Bush-era EPA decided *not* to regulate greenhouse gases, was sued, and lost in the Supreme Court.
"There may come a time when the people elected to enact laws decide the modest benefits of regulating greenhouse gases outweigh the considerable economic costs." What a shocking thing to write. The Post is unrecognizable now. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | EPA is right to reverse Obama overreach
If the federal government wants to more heavily regulate greenhouse gas emissions, Congress needs to pass a new law.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM
"There may come a time when the people elected to enact laws decide the modest benefits of regulating greenhouse gases outweigh the considerable economic costs." What a shocking thing to write. The Post is unrecognizable now. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
It was a new chapter, designed to help judges with the background science that is helpful in understanding climate litigation. That's what's so unfortunate about the removal.
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 AM
It was a new chapter, designed to help judges with the background science that is helpful in understanding climate litigation. That's what's so unfortunate about the removal.
I'll be on @npr.org / @wbur.org "Here And Now" tomorrow to discuss why the EPA Endangerment Finding is so critical to climate action in the U.S., and why it is so problematic that the Trump administration is trying to kill it: www.wbur.org/radio/progra...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
I'll be on @npr.org / @wbur.org "Here And Now" tomorrow to discuss why the EPA Endangerment Finding is so critical to climate action in the U.S., and why it is so problematic that the Trump administration is trying to kill it: www.wbur.org/radio/progra...
Reposted by Samuel Workman
"In other words, the major oil companies want to have it both ways: they’d like to repeal climate regulations on cars so gas demand never declines, but preserve enough climate regulation so they can defend themselves in court."
Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.
For decades, oil majors fought climate regulation. Now, they’re afraid Trump’s extreme rollbacks could leave them on the hook to pay for what they’ve done.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:34 AM
"In other words, the major oil companies want to have it both ways: they’d like to repeal climate regulations on cars so gas demand never declines, but preserve enough climate regulation so they can defend themselves in court."