What A Day New EPA To Argue Greenhouse Gases Are Totally Fine
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Jul 28, 2025 Zack Coleman, a climate change reporter for Politico, sheds light on the Trump administration's impending challenge to the 'endangerment finding,' which deems greenhouse gases a threat to public health. He discusses the potential dire consequences of rolling back these regulations for climate policy and public safety. Additionally, misconceptions around recent Texas floods are debunked, revealing a tangled web of conspiracy theories. Listeners gain insight into the political landscape's impact on environmental health and misinformation in climate discourse.
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EPA's Endangerment Finding Importance
- The EPA's 'endangerment finding' is the scientific basis for regulating greenhouse gases due to their danger to public health.
- Revoking it could dismantle the foundation of U.S. climate policy and worsen climate change impacts.
Climate Science Growing Clearer
- Greenhouse gas science has only become clearer and more certain about human impact since the 2009 endangerment finding.
- Temperatures keep rising, and disasters worsen due to fossil fuel burning by humans.
Legal Attack on Climate Rule
- The Trump administration plans to revoke the endangerment finding by arguing the Clean Air Act doesn't explicitly require greenhouse gas regulation.
- This legal maneuver aims to avoid regulating emissions despite EPA authority.