{"id":26125,"date":"2025-07-29T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/?p=26125"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:41:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:41:13","slug":"the-endangerment-of-the-endangerment-finding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2025\/07\/the-endangerment-of-the-endangerment-finding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Endangerment of the Endangerment Finding?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kcite-section\" kcite-section-id=\"26125\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EPA, along with the &#8220;Climate Working Group&#8221; (CWG) of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/index.php\/archives\/2025\/07\/melange-a-trois\/\" title=\"Melange \u00e0 Trois\">usual suspects<\/a> (plus Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick) at DOE, have just put out a document for public comment their attempt to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/weather-news\/article\/heat-wave-to-scorch-the-us-this-week--and-some-cities-will-experience-feels-like-heat-index-of-115%C2%B0f-152028423.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/\/heatwave_2025-600x400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26126 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/400;width:237px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/heatwave_2025-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/heatwave_2025-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/heatwave_2025-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.realclimate.org\/images\/heatwave_2025.jpeg 1195w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some relevant links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/climate-change\/endangerment-and-cause-or-contribute-findings-greenhouse-gases-under-section-202a\" title=\"\">Original Endangerment Finding (2009)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines\/proposed-rule-reconsideration-2009-endangerment-finding\" title=\"Proposed rule (2025)\">Proposed rule (2025)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-07\/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf\" title=\"\">DOE Critical Review of Impacts of GHG Emissions on the US Climate<\/a> (Christy, Curry, Koonin, McKitrick, Spencer, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a placeholder post for links and comments while folks try and digest the details. Feel free to post links to analyses as you find them and we&#8217;ll elevate the best to the OP. We&#8217;ll have a more considered response in a couple of days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Updates (7\/31):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some relevant media reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;Contrarian Climate Assessment from US Govt. draws swift pushback&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/contrarian-climate-assessment-u-s-government-draws-swift-pushback\" title=\"\">Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Trump&#8217;s EPA takes aim at the Endangerment Finding&#8221;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/trumps-epa-targets-endangerment-finding-underlying-climate-change-policy-for\/\" title=\"\">Scientific American<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Scientists Say New Government Climate Report Twists Their Work&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/scientists-say-new-government-climate-report-twists-their-work\/\" title=\"Wired\">Wired<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;DOE reframes climate consensus as a debate&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eenews.net\/articles\/doe-reframes-climate-consensus-as-a-debate\/\" title=\"\">E&amp;E News<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/judithcurry.com\/2025\/07\/29\/new-climate-assessment-report-from-us-doe\/\" title=\"A rationale\">A self-justifying rationale<\/a> for the CWG effort from Judith Curry. Note that she (somewhat incredibly) will not opine (publicly) on the Endangerment Finding itself. Stealth advocacy anyone?   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Links for the public comments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the EPA proposed rule: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/search\/docket?filter=EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194\" title=\"The Docket is here\">The Docket is here<\/a> (but see above link on how to submit) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the DOE &#8216;Critical&#8217; Review: (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-07\/Federal_Register_Notice_Climate_Report_July_2025.pdf\" title=\"Instructions\">Instructions<\/a>). 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