The fact that Congress has signed off on Clean Air Act methane rules (three times, actually. CRA,IRA,OBBBA) could be a problem as EPA prepares to defend the endangerment repeal. www.eenews.net/articles/the...

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals sounded highly skeptical of EPA's case for cancelling the "green bank" grants yesterday, though that probably doesn't mean the nonprofits will be able to access their award funds anytime soon. Takeaways with @lesleyclark.bsky.social: www.eenews.net/articles/4-t...

I went on C-Span's Washington Journal this morning to talk about EPA's endangerment finding rollback. People on the other site had a lot of opinions about that, let me tell you. www.c-span.org/program/wash...

EPA dropped its assault on climate science: www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

Here's the final rule on endangerment (finally): www.epa.gov/regulations-...

People briefed on the endangerment finding repeal tell me that it's based on legal arguments only. It doesn't take aim at the actual science of warming. The repeal could decimate federal climate policy -- if it survives legal challenge.

So, has anyone out there actually seen the text of the endangerment finding rollback? Because they haven't put it out. And I'm told Zeldin might not even have signed it yet? on Signal at jchemnick.01

Here's what EPA just put up on the endangerment finding repeal: www.epa.gov/newsreleases...

I'm told that the endangerment finding repeal package lands next week. I look at what that could mean for other climate rules, state action, and the future of U.S. climate policy. And on Signal at jchemnick.01, for any tips on when, where, etc.! www.eenews.net/articles/Her....

A tiny fraction of the 572k public comments EPA received on the endangerment draft have been posted. When I asked EPA about that recently, it said that was because only one sample comment for mass mailer campaigns was posted, “As any reporter familiar with EPA rulemakings would know."

JUST IN: In a new lawsuit, Minnesota officials say DHS mishandled evidence from today's crime scene and made "astonishing" law enforcement decisions. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

EPA will soon release its final repeal of Obama's greenhouse gas endangerment finding and all climate regulations for cars and trucks. Then comes all the litigation. Here's my cheat sheet about what folks will be looking for in the final version: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Anybody know if a University of Chicago economist who wasn't even in the government at the time wrote almost half of the regulatory impact analysis for EPA's endangerment/car rules draft repeal? Because it sure looks like he did. Signal jchemnick.01. www.eenews.net/articles/whi...

Are you an OAR employee who worked on climate issues and has been reassigned somewhere else? I'd love to know where they're sending you. On Signal at jchemnick.01

EPA still has a "walking around money" left over in fy 2026. But it's choosing to furlough some people while others remain on the job and drawing a paycheck. It appears to be keeping those working on deregulation and other priorities. @ellieborst.bsky.social and I: www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

We break down EPA's $45 billion in carryover funds and why only a fraction of the agency's workforce has been furloughed so far. My latest with @chemnick.bsky.social for @eenews.bsky.social

I'm generally interested in how EPA is making progress on regs during the shutdown -- if it is. Always welcome thoughts (Signal jchemnick.01). AI could help speed up the process some: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

EPA's removal of the endangerment finding for greenhouse gas emissions (starting with vehicles) could increase state regulation of other sources. @adamaton.bsky.social and my piece : www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

When a collaborator is targeted because her scientific findings that attribute extreme weather to human-caused climate change is being used (effectively) in climate lawsuits against oil companies, you know times are dark indeed. ICYMI @davidho.bsky.social www.eenews.net/articles/cli...

Have any EPA staff NOT been notified they're exempted or excluded from furlough? I'd love to hear from you! on Signal at jchemnick.01.

The DOE climate report creates a lot of problems for EPA's endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. It will be interesting to see if EPA uses it in the final, or if decides to just double down on legal arguments: www.eenews.net/articles/doe...

Trump's UN speech was one of his most unfiltered and extended climate denial riffs ever, full of falsehoods, lies and distortions. “I’m really good at predicting things...I don’t say that in a braggadocios way, but it’s true. I’ve been right about everything.” www.eenews.net/articles/con...

EPA is moving fast to finalize its repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding for greenhouse gases and tailpipe emissions rules. Internal notes and slides show options for the final rule will be selected this week and next. Public comment closed Monday. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

The oil and gas industry didn't expect EPA to suspend its greenhouse gas reporting, and for the most part it doesn't see it doing the sector any favors. I focus mostly on challenges it could create for gas exports to the E.U., but there are other issues. www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

The Trump administration's climate science report is riddled with cherry-picked data, sweeping claims easily contradicted by a vast body of research and long-debunked climate denial tropes. @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social and I fact-check some claims here: www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

Here's EPA's press release announcing its intent to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding about GHGs. www.epa.gov/newsreleases... The document should be available here -- but [metaphor alert] the link is currently broken... www.epa.gov/regulations-...

So, anybody know who might be live streaming #EPA's endangerment finding announcement at 2 ET? Because the agency isn't going to do it, even though #Zeldin called it the "the largest deregulatory action in the history of America" this morning on the Ruthless podcast.

EPA will move tomorrow to revoke the endangerment finding, the foundation for all US climate regulations, and emissions limits for cars and trucks. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will make the announcement in Indiana. w/ @chemnick.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

"Airdrops will not reverse the deepening starvation," UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X on Saturday. "They are expensive, inefficient & can even kill starving civilians. It is a distraction & screensmoke." www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-...

The Trump administration's proposal on the endangerment finding is coming -- possibly tomorrow. I'd love to talk to anyone with intel about how OIRA (and EPA) are going to try and do this. I'm on Signal at jchemnick.01.

EPA's latest reorg moved oversight of the IRA "green banks" program out of the air pollution office and into a new "Office of Finance and Administration." The program's former career director, who had been placed on administrative leave, is at WRI: www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

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Key climate change reports removed from US government websites #Climate

We're hearing that the Trump administration's repeal of EPA carbon curbs for the power sector will probably come out Wednesday, along with the MATs rule rollback. Anyone out there know exactly what's in it? I'm on Signal at jchemnick.01

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

EPA seems poised to use (at least) two separate strategies to tackle GHG endangerment: taking on the 2009 finding itself, and trying to argue that power plant emissions aren't a "significant" contributor to public endangerment.

I'd love to connect with current or former EPA staff on climate policy: endangerment finding, power plant carbon rule, grants, etc. I'm on Signal at jchemnick.01

If you're an EPA employee working on climate who has recently been placed on administrative leave, I'm at jchemnick.01 on Signal. Please get in touch!

NEW: A DOGE staffer who is helping carry out the downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, ProPublica has found.

EPA's endangerment finding redo may not be about science. It might be about cost instead. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

The proposed cuts to NOAA cold have profound consequences not just for climate change, but for our national security and the entire economy. Here's what I learned: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

State Department eliminates Office of Global Change, which has led US involvement in UNFCCC, IPCC, etc

Zeldin really, really wants us to stop reporting that he has "no evidence" of wrongdoing by climate grant recipients. But that's what DOJ has been telling the Justice Department for weeks now. www.eenews.net/articles/zel...

DON’T LOOK AWAY! The Trump administration is catapulting us into a data black hole and the consequences could be massive. Halting data collection on drug use, maternal mortality, climate change, more, by @alecmac.bsky.social

EPA seems to have missed yesterday's U.N. deadline to submit an inventory of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. It's the first such lapse since we started reporting them annually in the late '90s. My story: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Without due process, this could be you. It could be me. It could be any or all of us. It doesn’t matter who you voted for. Or the color of your skin. You must understand what is truly at stake here. All tyranny needs to thrive is for people of good conscience to remain silent.

The proportion of CO2 in the atmosphere grew at a record 3.75 ppm last year -- a jump 27% bigger than the previous record increase. The best explanation: forests and soils are so stressed by climate change they're losing the ability to absorb our emissions. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A federal judge ruled that EPA, the Interior and Energy departments and other agencies unlawfully froze funds under Biden’s climate and infrastructure spending laws, ordering the agencies to immediately resume disbursing the money. @alexguillen.bsky.social subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...