EPA Moves to Rollback the 2009 Endangerment Finding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/29/2025
MEDIA CONTACT: Edder Díaz Martínez, Communications Director, 602-832-6039, [email protected]
WASHINGTON— Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a dangerous new rule that dismantles a foundational pillar of environmental and public health protections. The agency’s action overturns the “endangerment finding,” a landmark 2009 legal determination that gave the EPA the authority to regulate climate-warming pollutants under the Clean Air Act. This finding, rooted in science and upheld by the courts, affirmed that emissions from burning fossil fuels endanger human health and welfare.
By repealing this critical safeguard, the EPA has stripped itself of one of its most powerful tools to combat climate change and reduce air pollution, thereby placing the health, safety, and future of frontline and working-class communities at even greater risk. From deadly heatwaves and rising floodwaters to toxic air and chronic illness, our communities are already on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Following the announcement of this draconian announcement, GreenLatinos Founding President & CEO, Mark Magaña, issued the following statement:
“The EPA’s decision to dismantle the endangerment finding is a direct betrayal of its duty to protect our health and environment. This isn't just bureaucratic backsliding, it's a move that puts millions of working-class Americans, specifically frontline communities, at greater danger from toxic pollution and worsening climate crisis.
At a time when extreme heat, wildfires, and dirty air are becoming daily threats, we need stronger safeguards, not fewer. This rollback weakens our ability to hold polluters accountable and defend the right to clean air.”
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VerdeLatinos (NOTA: GreenLatinos es UNA PALABRA) es una comunidad activa de líderes latinos/a/e, envalentonados por el poder y la sabiduría de nuestra cultura, unidos para exigir equidad y desmantelar el racismo, con recursos para ganar nuestra justicia ambiental, batallas de conservación, climáticas e impulsadas a asegurar nuestra Liberación política, económica, cultural y ambiental.
