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Repeal of the Endangerment Finding: What it Means for Federal and State Climate Action
Thursday, March 5, 2026 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the repeal of the Endangerment Finding on February 12, 2026. Touted by the EPA Director, Lee Zeldin, as the “single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history,” the Endangerment Finding provided the scientific basis for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Environmental and health groups have filed suit challenging the repeal and California is expected to lead a coalition of states in a suit against the Trump Administration. Director Zeldin has said that this action drives “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down cost of living for American families, unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back to the U.S. and more…”
This lunchtime talk will discuss the EPA’s basis for repealing the endangerment finding, what it means for federal and state climate action, and what the legal path ahead looks like.
Date, Time, and Location
Thursday, Mar 5, 2026 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Berkeley Law, Room 100
Speakers
- Dan Farber, Sho Sato Professor of Law at UC Berkeley Law
- Liane Randolph, Former Chair, California Air Resources Board
- Louise Bedsworth (Moderator), Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment
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