A EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Fact Sheet: EPA Delivers Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History, Major Cost Savings for Americans Action Taken by Trump EPA: • On February 12, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin, alongside President Trump, finalized the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history by rescinding the 2009 Obama-era Endangerment Finding and eliminating all subsequent federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for motor vehicles and engines. • The 2009 Obama EPA Endangerment Finding led to trillions of dollars in regulations that strangled the American auto industry and fueled the illegal push toward Electric Vehicle (EV) mandates under Obama and Biden. Savings and Prosperity for Americans: • EPA's action delivers over $1.3 trillion in relief from crushing regulations for American families and businesses. • These savings will make vehicles more affordable for everyday Americans, with EPA projecting over $2,400 in savings for new cars and trucks. • Affordable cars are essential for Americans to reach jobs, health care, education, and other essential services. • The Trump EPA's historic move restores consumer choice, makes more affordable vehicles available for American families, and decreases the cost of living on all products by lowering the cost of trucks. Ensuring Consumer Choice: • The Trump EPA chooses consumer choice over climate change zealotry every time. • The Endangerment Finding enabled the Obama and Biden Administrations" illegal EV mandates and encouraged unpopular technology like the start-stop feature in cars. • Today's announcement ends "green" incentives for motor vehicles and restores consumer choice. • Manufacturers will be able to build the vehicles Americans want to drive. • This will help make the American auto industry competitive again on the global stage. Protecting Human Health and the Environment: • Using the same types of models utilized by the previous administrations and climate change zealots, EPA now finds that even if the U.S. were to eliminate all GHG emissions from all vehicles, there would be no material impact on climate change. • EPA is still regulating traditional air pollutants and air toxics to ensure clean air for all Americans and fulfill the agency's core mission of protecting human health and the environment. EPA 420-F-26-004 February 2026 1 ------- vvEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Returning the Rule of Law: • The Obama EPA never had the authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to regulate GHG emissions for motor vehicles and engines. This is a decision that lies solely with Congress. • The Endangerment Finding was a political move used by the Obama and Biden Administrations to regulate GHG emissions from motor vehicles and unlawfully expand the federal government's authority. • In 2007, the Supreme Court decided in Massachusetts v. EPA that GHGs are "air pollutants" under Section 302(g) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) but did not require EPA to make an endangerment finding and did not address the logic or conclusions on which EPA would later base its 2009 Endangerment Finding. • Since Massachusetts v. EPA, the Supreme Court has overturned various GHG regulations issued by EPA under the CAA, as seen in UARG v. EPA and West Virginia v. EPA. • Additionally, since Massachusetts, the Supreme Court has made major changes to administrative authority, including announcing the major questions doctrine in West Virginia and overruling the doctrine of Chevron deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. • The Trump EPA is committed to following the law exactly how it is written. EPA 420-F-26-004 February 2026 2 ------- |