PUBLIC HEALTH AP: Trump's EPA Rejects Climate Change As Health Threat, But Science Strongly Disagrees ++++

PUBLIC HEALTH AP: Trump's EPA Rejects Climate Change As Health Threat, But Science Strongly Disagrees https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-health-deaths-heat-sickness-scam-5b7492660d7dad1c324f2bbbe6163f1c?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9YOAoh92a90fPIBCkrn0lUQOXqsPaE-RtHsO7Ua9Hprmt1g-ywXBsXkVx4X4PolIasimyBZlIWTrVRhRTRFXO52JI1hg&_hsmi=403555826&utm_content=403555826&utm_source=hs_email The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.” But repeated scientific studies say it’s a documented and quantifiable harm. Again and again, research has found increasing disease and deaths — thousands every year — in a warming world. The Environmental Protection Agency finding in 2009, under the Obama administration, has been the legal underpinning of nearly all regulations fighting global warming. (Borenstein, 2/12) The New York Times: What To Know About The E.P.A.’s Big Attack On Climate Regulation https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/climate/what-to-know-epa-endangerment-finding.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9BmOLK7E4Cacv6twgKSUlS-6oAtU82rQdzGjGg21ihi7VVRv7WA25uZz6v3Vn4IkOA3aXlK-KxkFEg9TNwZOXkQPgm1A&_hsmi=403555826&utm_content=403555826&utm_source=hs_email By scrapping the finding, the Trump administration is essentially disputing the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change. The vast majority of scientists say the Earth is rapidly and dangerously warming, which is fueling more powerful storms, killing coral reefs, melting glaciers and causing countless other destructive impacts. Here’s what you should know about the endangerment finding and why it matters. (Friedman and Joselow, 2/12) CBS News: California, Environmental Group Plan To Sue Trump Administration Over Emissions Repeal https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-environmental-group-plan-to-sue-trump-administration-over-emissions-repeal/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9PJ2ImYh308WhyPQ-qKfg6-VOUEZu0J3J7kYOh8PZYaVLViP-sR6uLBTLPvw3_EKoDlnhjad74toODlJnZ6GDPmEYrqQ&_hsmi=403555826&utm_content=403555826&utm_source=hs_email It wasn't a surprise to many that the Trump administration announced a rollback of regulations to curb greenhouse emissions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom fired back immediately, vowing to take this matter to court. So has Earth Justice, one of the leading environmental law nonprofits in the country. "We plan to sue them in court as soon as the rule is filed in the public register," Senior Attorney Marvin Brown with Earth Justice told CBS News San Francisco. (Nakano, 2/12) The New York Times: Trump Orders the Pentagon to Buy More Coal-Fired Electricity https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/climate/trump-coal-pentagon-electricity.html?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--2JGKWBKpPejj9JYoLc_Wa-QEh7WoIFZqNj8ychVi25B7NPDTyQWkdJwoxQKdiNUb09luit23o0Y-NArpY9JIZ_6V1QA&_hsmi=403555826&utm_content=403555826&utm_source=hs_email President Trump on Wednesday directed the Pentagon to start buying more electricity from coal-burning power plants as part of his efforts to revive the declining coal industry. Environmental and public health groups have sharply criticized the administration’s efforts to bring back coal. “The Trump administration is using our tax dollars to prop up the nation’s dirtiest, least efficient power plants," said Manish Bapna, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The rest of us are left to pay the price: more heart disease and asthma attacks, higher utility bills, and more frequent unnatural disasters." (Plumer, 2/11)