Which environment rollbacks were finalized, and which got paused or overturned?

"In the years since issuing the Endangerment Finding, the EPA has promulgated GHG emission standards for various classes of new motor vehicles and engines in reliance on the Endangerment Finding"

"If finalized, this action would rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding for GHGs emitted by new motor vehicles and new motor vehicle engines under CAA section 202(a) (74 FR 66496)."

"EPA has since ``rescind[ed] the Administrator's 2009 findings of contribution and endangerment and repealing all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines to effectuate the best reading of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 202(a)(1).''"

"the EPA is not soliciting additional comment on issues addressed in the concurrently issued final rule based on the alternative proposal in the June 2025 NPRM"

"The President directed the Administrator to submit recommendations to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the legality and continuing applicability of the 2009 Endangerment Finding."

"If finalized, this action would also rescind denials of petitions for reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding in 2022 and 2010"

"In a legal challenge to the agencies' trailer standards, the D.C. Circuit ruled the agencies exceeded their authorities under their respective enabling statutes to establish fuel economy or emissions standards for various categories of ``vehicles.''"

"will address comments received on the primary proposal in the June 2025 NPRM in a final action addressing that proposal and this supplemental proposal."

"The EPA acknowledges that rescinding the Endangerment Finding as proposed would involve significant changes to the legal interpretations adopted in the Endangerment Finding and retained in subsequent actions."

"NHTSA asserts the best reading of the statute is that it lacks the authority to set fuel economy standards for engines of work trucks and commercial medium-duty or heavy-duty on-highway vehicles on a standalone basis."

"The rescission of the 2009 Endangerment Finding has abrogated the legal framework underlying the 2015 Findings, which the EPA proposes to find renders the 2015 Findings without legal basis."

"a reset of the MDHD program is necessary to ensure the regulations are consistent with law. NHTSA will reconsider the engine standards consistent wit"

"One EPA priority is continuing action to rescind the key scientific finding behind US climate rules."

"During the final days of the Obama Administration, EPA proposed to ban the use of methylene chloride in paint strippers. Dozens of people have died from inhaling the fumes from paint strippers. Trump’s EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, shelved the rule when he took over."

"The EPA also plans to delay rules on vehicle emission standards."

"EPA on February 24, 2026, published a proposed rule that would rescind or significantly scale back many requirements introduced in the SCCAP."

"Last month, the agency suspended compliance requirements under a Biden-era methane rule for oil and gas development."

"“Returning the environmental justice function to the Administrator Office, eliminating the stand-alone Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.”"

"EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced in March that the agency would review 31 regulatory actions for possible rollback."

"The rule would rescind the SCCAP requirement for Program 3 processes in petroleum, coal and chemical manufacturing sectors to conduct STAA."

"The administration’s regulatory agenda released in September projected that EPA would finalize repeals for endangerment, motor vehicles, power plant and reporting rules by the end of 2025."

"and has been held in abeyance while EPA proceeds with this rulemaking."

"None of those final drafts have been submitted to OMB for review, its regulatory dashboard shows."

"If finalized, the rule would mark a major reduction in prescriptive compliance obligations for RMP-regulated facilities"

"The endangerment finding repeal, it said, would be finalized “in the near future.”"

"The EPA finalized its rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding."

"The latest turnabout came on Monday when the Environmental Protection Agency eliminated requirements that fossil fuel power plants install technical controls to curb their emissions."

"On February 12, 2026, the EPA finalized the rescission of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Endangerment Finding and repealed all associated GHG vehicle emissions standards (Endangerment Finding Rescission Rule)."

"The BLM proposed to rescind and revert to the original regulatory language that published in the rule promulgated in 1977 (42 FR 28721, June 3, 1977)."

"That followed the axing in February of similar EPA climate standards for cars and trucks — another major source of US emissions — and the reversal of the legal underpinning for those rules known as the endangerment finding."

"The analysis indicates that overall NO X and VOC emissions in the Cleveland 2015 ozone NAAQS area are expected to continue to decrease through 2038, even when accounting for the effects of the Endangerment Finding Rescission Rule."

"The BLM proposed to revert to the original regulatory language that published in the rule promulgated in 1977 (42 FR 28721, June 3, 1977), which did not include a specific section on existing special areas."

"The move came alongside a proposal to permanently release the nation’s largest industrial source of greenhouse gas emissions from federal oversight."

"The commenters contend the EPA cannot approve the Enhanced I/M requirements as they rely on now-repealed Federal rules."

"By largely returning to the status quo that has provided the management framework for the NRP-A, this final rule provides predictability and transparency for the oil and gas program"

"For example, the EPA is proposing to throw out a federal determination that greenhouse gases are a significant source of air pollution, which would mean the agency has no obligation to regulate climate pollution from power plants at all."

"The 2024 NPR-A Rule created policy direction that was inconsistent with the authorizing statute as discussed above, which resulted in uncertainty for local communities and users of the NPR-A."

"The now-repealed mandates called for existing coal plants to effectively capture most of their emissions in the 2030s or close."

"Section 50105 of Public Law 119-21 directs the Secretary to expeditiously restore and resume oil and gas lease sales in the areas designated for oil and gas leasing in the 2020 IAP"

"removing the CEQ regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) from the Code of Federal Regulations."