Trump Administration Rolls Back US Climate Policies, Sparking Global Outcry

In the first ten days of 2026, the Trump administration has accelerated its rollback of United States climate progress, drawing sharp criticism amid intensifying global warming threats. Euronews reports that on February 12, the Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule rescinding the 2009 endangerment finding, a key Obama-era declaration that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. This move eliminates the scientific foundation for federal regulations on heat-trapping emissions, with Earthjustice president Abigail Dillen calling it an abandonment of responsibility as extreme weather hits harder each year. Politico confirms the EPA's action as its boldest strike yet against climate rules, despite mounting research from bodies like the National Academies of Sciences linking greenhouse gases to current disasters.

Earlier, in late January, a severe winter storm battered much of the United States, killing at least seven people, blacking out thousands of homes, and canceling thousands of flights across forty states. President Trump seized on the event via Truth Social, questioning global warming with the post, Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 states. Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING? Associated Press notes that over a dozen scientists refuted this, explaining that cold snaps occur in a warming world, distinguishing local weather from long-term planetary trends, where much of the globe remains warmer than average.

Legal setbacks continue to highlight tensions. Earth.Org details a US District Court ruling that the administration violated federal law by secretly forming a climate skeptic panel to produce a contentious global warming report, breaching the 1972 Federal Advisory Committee Act. Separately, on January 11, a federal judge deemed illegal the cancellation of 7.6 billion dollars in clean energy grants for projects in sixteen Kamala Harris-voting states, including battery plants and grid upgrades, violating constitutional equal protection.

These actions signal a pattern of retreat from climate science and international commitments, even as the United States, the second-largest annual emitter, faces escalating risks. Carbon Brief reports negotiators from seven Colorado River basin states met in Washington DC ahead of a February 14 deadline to manage reservoirs strained by drought, underscoring water scarcity amid broader shifts. Worldwide, a Climate and Cryosphere conference opens February 9 in Wellington, New Zealand, to address melting ice, polar amplification, and adaptation, reflecting urgent scientific focus. Critics like the Center for International Environmental Law warn that such US steps undermine global efforts against rising seas and deadly disasters.

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