Folks, strap in because the Donald just dropped the hammer on one of the biggest liberal hoaxes since they tried to sell us on Hillary’s inevitability. On February 12, 2026, President Trump stood tall in the White House and nuked the Obama-era Endangerment Finding faster than you can say “climate scam.” This 2009 pile of regulatory rubbish has been choking our economy for 17 years, and now it’s gone – poof! – in what EPA boss Lee Zeldin rightly calls the single largest deregulation in American history. We’re talking trillions in savings, energy roaring back like a V8 on steroids, and the auto industry finally free from the electric vehicle straitjacket. The libs are wailing, but real Americans are cheering. This is America First in overdrive, exposing the green new fraud for the job-killing, wallet-draining disaster it always was.
The Obama Sham: How a Bogus Finding Crippled the Country
Let’s rewind to December 7, 2009, when Barack Obama’s EPA cooked up this so-called Endangerment Finding under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act. They declared six greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride – a dire threat to public health and welfare. Sounds scary, right? But it was just the excuse to unleash a regulatory avalanche, starting with vehicle emissions and snowballing into power plants, oil rigs, and beyond. This junk science stemmed from a 2007 Supreme Court nudge in Massachusetts v. EPA, but Obama twisted it into a full-on assault on fossil fuels.
For years, this finding propped up everything from tailpipe rules to methane leaks, forcing industries to jump through hoops that cost trillions. It overstated heat waves, ignored real economic hits, and painted CO2 – the stuff plants breathe – as public enemy number one. Under Biden, it turbocharged the push for electric vehicles, slapping mandates that jacked up prices and killed choices. But Trump saw through the smoke: Effective immediately, the finding’s terminated, along with all green emission standards for vehicle models and engines from 2012 through 2027 and later. No more pretending a little exhaust is dooming the planet – we’re back to reality, where energy powers prosperity, not pie-in-the-sky fantasies.
Energy Explosion: Fossil Fuels Freed from the Green Shackles
This termination isn’t just paperwork; it’s a turbo boost for American energy dominance. Without the Endangerment Finding, the EPA loses its grip on regulating greenhouse gases from power plants, oil and gas operations, and factories. Coal, oil, and natural gas – the backbone of our grid – can ramp up without the endless permitting nightmares and compliance costs that drove prices sky-high. We’re looking at $54 billion in annual savings, folks, straight back into the pockets of workers and families.
Power plants alone get a massive win: No more carbon dioxide standards forcing shifts from reliable coal and gas to flaky wind and solar. Oil and gas drillers ditch the methane regs that added billions in pointless tech upgrades. Production surges, jobs boom in places like Pennsylvania and Texas, and energy independence hits new highs. Remember how Biden’s crew strangled pipelines and leases? Trump’s reversal flips the script, slashing costs for everything from heating homes to manufacturing goods. This is the death knell for the green new scam that’s hiked utility bills and blacked out grids – hello, affordable, abundant energy that keeps the lights on and the economy humming.
Auto Industry Revival: Cheaper Cars, More Choices, No More EV Nonsense
Nowhere does this deregulation hit sweeter than Detroit and the auto world. The Endangerment Finding birthed tailpipe tyrants, mandating greenhouse gas cuts that shoved electric vehicles down our throats. Biden’s rules aimed for EVs at 56% of sales by 2032, inflating prices and crippling supply chains. Trump’s axe chops that nonsense, repealing all greenhouse gas emission standards for light-duty cars, medium-duty trucks, and heavy-duty rigs. Result? Cars get $2,400 cheaper per vehicle, saving consumers a fortune and supercharging sales.
Automakers breathe easy without the tech mandates that ballooned costs – no more forced EV ramps that ignored demand. Gas and diesel trucks, the profit kings, roar back without penalties, while fuel economy rules loosen up. Tariffs stay, but the savings offset them, keeping American jobs humming. Heavy-duty fleets dodge the electric-truck disaster that would’ve wrecked logistics and jacked up shipping prices. This spells doom for the virtue-signaling mandates, restoring consumer choice: Want a beefy SUV? Go for it. No more government picking winners and losers – the market decides, and that’s pure freedom.
The Golden Age Beckons: Libs Lose, America Wins
Trump’s move exposes the Endangerment Finding for the radical overreach it was – a 17-year drag on growth that’s finally in the trash heap. Energy production explodes, autos thrive, and trillions flow back to real people, not swamp bureaucrats. The libs’ climate hysteria crumbles, proving once again that America First means ditching the scams and embracing strength. This is just the start; watch as the winning keeps coming, powering us to heights the Obama-Biden crew could only dream of derailing.