The Secret Plan to End U.S. Climate Regulations
February 12, 2026
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as posted by the channelThe administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is expected on Thursday to repeal a scientific finding that requires the federal government to fight global warming. The move is the latest push by the Trump administration to wipe out climate regulations in the United States.
Lisa Friedman, a New York Times reporter who covers climate policy, has spent the past few weeks piecing together the inside story of how a small group of activists turned its goal of rolling back environmental protections into reality.
GuestLisa Friedman () , a reporter covering climate policy and politics at The New York Times.
Background reading:
• President Trump’s allies are near a “total victory” in wiping out a central U.S. climate regulation () .
• Four Trump allies have been a driving force () behind the administration’s efforts to rollback the rule.
Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
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