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Trump Climate Policies will Kill Millions as EPA Plans to Repeal Power Plant Emissions Rules.
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- Sep 17, 2026
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Summary
Under Donald Trump, executive policy has shifted from mere skepticism to the active dismantling of the planet's regulatory emergency brakes. The tone was set when his Environmental Protection Agency announced a move to rescind its landmark 2009 Endangerment Finding, the legal bedrock establishing that greenhouse gases endanger public health. Stripping this core finding effectively guts federal authority to limit carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act, neutralizing decades of legal precedent and setting the stage for unmatched long-term mortality. At the epicenter of this push is EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, tasked with orchestrating what the administration frames as energy liberation. The EPA officially abandoned carbon pollution limits on fossil-fuel power plants, a single policy rollback expected to dump an extra 123 million metric tons of carbon into the atmosphere over the next decade. Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 Join this channel with a membership for exclusive early access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is a MeidasTouch Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews Support Anthony on Substack https://theanthonydavis.substack.com You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alex…