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What to Know About the E.P.A.’s Big Attack on Climate Regulation

✇NYT: Science
By:Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow
13 February 2026 at 21:03
The Trump administration has repealed the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate change.

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E.P.A. administrator Lee Zeldin has claimed that previous administrations used the endangerment finding to justify “trillions of dollars” in regulations on polluting industries and its reversal will help the economy.

Behind the E.P.A.’s Rush to Repeal the Endangerment Finding

✇NYT: Science
By:Maxine Joselow and Lisa Friedman
10 February 2026 at 15:17
The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office.

© Kent Nishimura/Reuters

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, at the agency’s headquarters in Washington last year.

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Louisiana’s Eroding Coast

✇NYT: Science
By:Karen Zraick and Abbie VanSickle
11 January 2026 at 05:00
Local governments are suing oil companies over environmental damage. The companies want the suits moved out of state courts, to friendlier venues.

© William Widmer for The New York Times

Oil industry infrastructure near Pointe à la Hache in Plaquemines Parish, La.

The War Over the Weedkiller Roundup Might Be Headed to the Supreme Court

✇NYT: Science
By:Hiroko Tabuchi
9 January 2026 at 14:49
Bayer has asked the justices to decide whether federal law shields the company from lawsuits over its Roundup herbicide and cancer. Democrats and MAHA activists aren’t happy.

© Seth Perlman/Associated Press

The herbicide Roundup, when paired with genetically modified seeds, kills weeds without damaging crops. But some evidence has indicated a link to cancer.
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