In July 2025, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency was working to repeal its 2009 endangerment finding, which says that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare. While the endangerment finding may not be popular with the Trump administration, certain industries are weary of possible repeal.
The chemical industry in general wants to keep the endangerment finding, Bracewell’s Frank Maisano told C&EN. Many chemical companies disagreed with the finding at the outset but have incorporated the required changes into their processes, Maisano said.
