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#environmental rollback

The reversal of environmental regulations and protections, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and EPA enforcement actions. Covers deregulation that causes measurable harm to public health and the environment.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Federal Dismantlement
Serious Rights Violation Ongoing

Systematic Destruction of Environmental Protections — Paris Agreement, UNFCCC, and Endangerment Finding

An unprecedented withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, UNFCCC, and IPCC, combined with the rescission of the endangerment finding and rollback of 31+ environmental rules, constitutes the most comprehensive destruction of environmental protections in US history. The actions remove the world's largest historical emitter from the international climate framework while eliminating domestic regulation of greenhouse gases.

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