Washington, Feb 12 (EFE). - U.S. President Donald Trump revoked on Thursday the so-called endangerment finding, approved by the Barack Obama administration in 2009, which established that six greenhouse gases emitted by combustion engines are harmful to health. Trump defended the measure as "the biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history" and assured that it will greatly reduce costs for vehicle manufacturers and consumers. "This measure will save trillions of dollars for American consumers and reduce the average cost of a new vehicle by nearly $3,000. During my campaign, I promised to eliminate 10 old regulations for every new one, and we have surpassed that," Trump said at the event held at the White House, accompanied by the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin. Last March, the EPA already announced it would review thirty regulations regarding polluting gases, drawing condemnation from various environmental organizations. The finding, approved during the first term of Democratic President Obama, established that six greenhouse gases present in the Earth's atmosphere and emitted by car combustion engines, such as carbon dioxide or nitrous oxide, pose a health risk. Shortly after the announcement, Obama criticized the decision to revoke the finding that "served as the basis for establishing limits on tailpipe emissions and standards for power plants," he wrote on X. "Without this decision, we will be less safe, less healthy, and less equipped to combat climate change, all so that the fossil fuel industry can make even more money," he added. Since his return to power in January 2025, Republican Trump has emphasized his intention to eliminate regulations for gasoline vehicles and limit federal subsidies for electric vehicles, in addition to condemning the use of renewable energies like solar or wind, with his government canceling several such projects in Democratic states.
