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EPISODE · Feb 28, 2026 · 9 MIN

Dustbin of History—or Climate Comeback?

from Sanity Check · host Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation

For more than fifteen years, the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding has been the legal foundation for sweeping federal greenhouse gas regulations—impacting everything from your car to the power grid. But what if the ruling that launched trillions of dollars in climate policy wasn’t the purely scientific document we were told it was?With repeal now back on the table in 2026, new scrutiny reveals troubling questions about how the original decision was made, who shaped it, and whether politics—not science—drove the process from the start Was the Endangerment Finding a neutral assessment of climate risk—or a “decision ready to go” before the evidence was fully considered?In this episode, we unpack what’s really at stake, why this fight isn’t over science alone, and why the potential rollback could mark one of the most consequential regulatory reversals in modern U.S. history.Is this finally the end of the Endangerment Finding—or just another false alarm?https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2026/02/09/trump-set-to-repeal-landmark-climate-finding-in-major-regulatory-rollback/88600365007/https://govoversight.org/the-evidence-is-in-endangerment-finding-was-pre-cooked/https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/tracker/greenhouse-gas-endangerment-finding/Visit our podcast resource page: https://cornwallalliance.org/listen%20to%20our%20podcast%20created%20to%20reign/Our work is entirely supported by donations from people like you. If you benefit from our work and would like to partner with us, please visit www.cornwallalliance.org/donate. 

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For more than fifteen years, the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding has been the legal foundation for sweeping federal greenhouse gas regulations—impacting everything from your car to the power grid. But what if the ruling that launched trillions of dollars in climate policy wasn’t the purely scientific document we were told it was? With repeal now back on the table in 2026, new scrutiny reveals troubling questions about how the original decision was made, who shaped it, and whether politics—not...

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