Press Releases

Today, U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the Trump Administration’s rollback of the 2009 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) endangerment finding. This finding determined that pollutants created from fossil fuels – such as methane and carbon dioxide – can be regulated under the Clean Air Act.

“The Trump Administration has once again chosen to prioritize the interests of Big Oil at the expense of the American people. It’s 2026 — the debate over the reality of climate change should be long settled. For decades, scientific evidence and firsthand experience have shown that greenhouse gases pose a serious threat to human health and to our nation’s security. Just last year, communities across the country suffered more than $100 billion in damages from climate‑related disasters, including our own state, which is still recovering from the wildfires that devastated Los Angeles. The Administration has a responsibility to protect the American people from the escalating dangers of climate change, and I call on them to reverse this decision immediately.”