Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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On February 12, 2026, the Trump administration moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, which determined that six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, endanger public health and welfare, with experts like Jonathan Levy and Howard Frumkin citing growing evidence of climate change's harm to human health.
Climate change increases the risk of heat stroke, extreme weather events, and air pollution, with heat deaths rising 23% globally from the 1990s to the 2010s, and US cities like Miami, Houston, and Phoenix facing more days with life-threatening heat, according to the World Health Organization and climate scientists.
The consequences of climate change also include increased risk of infectious diseases like mosquito-borne dengue fever, waterborne illnesses, and mental health issues, with experts warning that the administration's decision to dismiss climate change's health risks is "factually wrong" and "deeply dangerous" to Americans' health and safety, as stated by physicians and environmental health scientists like Jonathan Patz and Vijay Limaye.
