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Trump Revokes Key Climate Finding in Historic Deregulation

2/13/2026

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On February 12, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump revoked a key scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and contribute to climate change.
The White House described the move as the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.
The repeal undermines regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Meredith Hankins, federal climate legal director at the National Resources Defence Council, discussed the implications of the action.

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On February 12, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump revoked a key scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health and contribute to climate change.
The White House described the move as the largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.
The repeal undermines regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Meredith Hankins, federal climate legal director at the National Resources Defence Council, discussed the implications of the action.