Former US president Barack Obama criticised Donald Trump’s decision to repeal a key climate regulation known as the “endangerment finding,” warning it would leave Americans “less safe, less healthy” and weaken efforts to combat climate change
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Former US president Barack Obama. Pic/X
Former US president Barack Obama on Thursday warned that Donald Trump's decision to repeal a landmark scientific finding underpinning climate regulations would leave Americans "less safe, less healthy."
The endangerment finding, issued under the Obama administration, determined that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare by driving climate change.
"Without it, we'll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change -- all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money," the 44th president wrote on X.
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change — all so the fossil fuel industry can…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 12, 2026
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