TAKE ACTION: STOP EPA FROM RESCINDING THE ENDANGERMENT FINDING

BACKGROUND

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rescinding the endangerment finding – the backbone of federal climate protections.

The 2009 endangerment finding found – as we know to be true – that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to American health and well-being. It crucially provides the legal foundation for many federal safeguards related to greenhouse gases, including vehicle emission standards, methane emission standards for the oil and gas sector, and power plant pollution under the Clean Air Act.

Repealing this finding would dismantle federal protections currently cutting harmful pollution and saving lives across the country. Not to mention, it blatantly goes against scientific fact and the lived experience of everyone dealing with climate-fueled disasters across the globe.

We need to tell EPA to face reality and preserve the endangerment finding and the essential climate protections it supports.

OUR OPPORTUNITY

Before finalizing this repeal, EPA is taking public comments supporting or opposing the proposal until September 22. EPA is then required to consider and address each relevant and well-supported point in its final rule. If EPA fails to adequately do so, lawyers may argue the agency has not followed requirements and a judge may prevent it from implementing the rule.

To protect federal climate protections, our goal is to flood EPA with as many thoughtful and unique comments opposing the proposal as possible, ensuring the agency must spend the time necessary to consider all angles and address every point in its final rule.

HOW TO SUBMIT AN EFFECTIVE PUBLIC COMMENT:

1. Find your personal angle. Many possible angles exist and the more data-supported arguments that are made, the better. Think about...

A. How is climate pollution impacting my community?
B. How is transportation pollution specifically impacting my neighborhood?
C. What does repeal mean for public health in my hometown, city, or state?
D. What economic harm does increased climate pollution bring? Can this be quantified in dollars?

2. Write your comment. Remember to back up your arguments. These tools can help provide data tailored to your community:

A. Climate TRACE: An online comprehensive emissions tracking tool.
B. “Climate TRACE: An Invaluable Tool for the Climate Movement”: A how-to guide from Climate Reality.
C. State of the Air: The American Lung Association’s 2025 report, with online tools to access air quality data in your community.
D. Climate Central: Includes online tools to see how climate change is influencing your communities.
E. Danger Season: The Union of Concerned Scientists map of extreme weather alerts updated daily.

3. Go to this link: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194-0093

4. Paste your comment and submit

*Comments must be submitted before 11:59 PM EDT on September 22*