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Trump rolls back policy regulating greenhouse emissions

Season 2026 Episode 35 | 8m 04s

The Environmental Protection Agency repealed its own landmark assessment that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. Until today’s shift, the ‘endangerment finding’ had been the legal foundation for many of the federal government’s climate regulations. William Brangham reports for our series, Tipping Point.

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