PTF Hails President Trump’s Move to Repeal Costly Obama-Era “Endangerment” Rule As a Generational Game Changer
For more than a decade, Washington bureaucrats and climate activists have leaned on one Obama-era regulation to justify an avalanche of rules that drove up energy prices, slowed infrastructure, and punished working families.
That era may finally be ending.
Reports that the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency will rescind the so-called “endangerment finding” mark one of the most consequential energy policy moves in a generation. The rule served as the legal foundation for more than $1 trillion in climate regulations, empowering regulators to reshape the American economy without a single vote from Congress.
Power The Future applauds President Trump for taking decisive action to dismantle this regulatory weapon.
“President Trump was elected to put families first, and by ending this disastrous rule that drives up prices and punishes American consumers, he’s making good on this promise – this is truly a generational game changer,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future.
“For more than a decade, the extreme eco-left relied on the endangerment finding as the artillery in their ceaseless war on American energy; today marks a major win for the good guys. In the coming years, America is going to need more power to fuel growth, rebuild manufacturing, and win the battle for artificial intelligence. The Trump Administration’s bold decision clears the way for the power plants and energy production our country needs to compete and win in the 21st century.”
According to the EPA itself, repealing the rule would save Americans more than $54 billion every year. That means lower energy prices, fewer compliance costs, and relief from one of the most burdensome regulatory obstacles ever imposed on U.S. energy producers.
Just as importantly, it restores common sense to energy policy at a time when demand is soaring. From reshoring manufacturing to powering data centers and AI infrastructure, America’s future depends on abundant, reliable, and affordable energy.
Undoing the endangerment finding doesn’t just roll back a rule—it resets the balance of power away from unelected regulators and back toward American workers, families, and communities.
This is what energy leadership looks like.
February 10, 2026