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Costs of EPA’s Endangerment Finding Rollback Could Outweigh Savings

Also: UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on his deal with California Governor Gavin Newsom

US President Donald Trump, left, and Lee Zeldin, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, at the White House on Feb. 12, 2026, to announce the rescinding of the endangerment finding, a landmark scientific determination that greenhouse gases are harmful to human health.EPA

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By Zahra Hirji, Jess Shankleman, and Lauren Rosenthal

February 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM UTC

The Trump administration argues that its decision to scrap a swath of climate regulations will save Americans money. The EPA’s own cost-benefit assessment points to steep costs that may outweigh the savings.

Today’s newsletter delves into the EPA’s analysis and how those numbers were modeled. Also, UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on his deal with California Governor Gavin Newsom and the latest on the wildfire in Oklahoma.