The Trump administration eliminated an Obama-era 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment that tried to limit greenhouse gas emissions in vehicles.
The ruling helped push automakers toward all-electric vehicle dreams that quickly shifted to a nightmare as automakers eat billions of dollars in losses on EVs that few consumers want.
Big Three automaker Stellantis lost $26 billion, Ford Motor Company lost $11 billion and will carry losses through 2029, while General Motors claimed $7 billion in EV losses.
The action eliminates the automatic start-stop function in some newer vehicles and should allow automakers to drop vehicle prices. For example, Americans should save money because automakers won’t have to report, certify, and measure emissions standards.
President Trump has ENDED the “Green New Scam”. Today’s repeal of the 2009 Obama EPA Endangerment Finding eliminates what has been referred to by some as the “Holy Grail” that empowered the nation’s most extensive regulatory overreach. pic.twitter.com/hoOKuA3n7H
— Lee Zeldin (@epaleezeldin) February 12, 2026
The importance of this cannot be overstated. Repealing the Endangerment Finding helps put an end to the Green New Scam and marks a win for small businesses, who have been crushed by senseless emission regs for two decades.
— Kelly Loeffler (@SBA_Kelly) February 12, 2026
This action will cut $170 BILLION in red tape for Main… https://t.co/SSnUUPkmJE
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin welcomed the news.
“The Endangerment Finding has been the source of 16 years of consumer choice restrictions and trillions of dollars in hidden costs for Americans,” Zeldin said in a statement. “Referred to by some as the ‘Holy Grail’ of the ‘climate change religion,’ the Endangerment Finding is now eliminated. The Trump EPA is strictly following the letter of the law, returning commonsense to policy, delivering consumer choice to Americans and advancing the American Dream. As EPA Administrator, I am proud to deliver the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history on behalf of American taxpayers and consumers. As an added bonus, the off-cycle credit for the almost universally despised start-stop feature on vehicles has been removed.”
This latest action from the Trump @EPA represents a key win for affordability, job creation, and consumer choice. Chairman @SenCapito extends her congratulations to @POTUS and @EPALeeZeldin for achieving the greatest deregulatory action in U.S. history. Read her full statement… https://t.co/yxGe9AqaCu
— U.S. Senate EPW Committee GOP (@EPWGOP) February 12, 2026
The news follows as many Americans are priced out of the new vehicle market. The average transaction price of a new vehicle in late 2025 broke $50,000, according to
.@EPA & @epaleezeldin are taking the right steps in repealing the flawed 2009 endangerment finding that labeled CO2 a pollutant harmful to human health.
— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) February 12, 2026
FACT: Deregulation won't lead to decimation of the environment.
My statement for @IWF https://t.co/sZ5by9Bcw0
Fixed it for you:
— Ted Ellis (@TedWhiteAndBlue) February 12, 2026
Today, the Trump administration repealed a lawless rule that no elected leader ever voted for: the ruling served as the basis for unpopular electric vehicle mandates and rules that crushed home-grown American energy.
Without it, we'll be just as safe, just as… https://t.co/Lz1yVWEoIS