Record #6163
The Trump EPA's rescission of the 2009 greenhouse-gas endangerment finding will be challenged in court
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #6163 The Young Turks · Dollars & Nonsense - February 10, 2026
Original quoteThere will be legal challenges, but obviously this is being seen as a major victory for the fossil fuel industry
Quote begins at 1:52:48
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How the call settles
One or more lawsuits are filed challenging the EPA's repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding (settled by suits being filed, not by their outcome)
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because EPA finalized the endangerment finding repeal on Feb 12, 2026 and was sued within a week: health and environmental groups (American Lung Association, APHA, NRDC, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and others) filed in the DC Circuit on Feb 18, 2026, followed in March 2026 by a petition from 25 state attorneys general plus 12 cities and counties.. Applied stored rule: One or more lawsuits are filed challenging the EPA's repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding (settled by suits being filed, not by their outcome).
Outcome evidence
EPA finalized the endangerment finding repeal on Feb 12, 2026 and was sued within a week: health and environmental groups (American Lung Association, APHA, NRDC, Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity and others) filed in the DC Circuit on Feb 18, 2026, followed in March 2026 by a petition from 25 state attorneys general plus 12 cities and counties.
Outcome date: 2026-02-18
Verdict recorded: 2026-08-09
Basis: research