Chicago group files lawsuit after Trump admin. repeals EPA greenhouse gases 'endangerment finding'

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago group is challenging the Trump administration over greenhouse gas emissions.



The administration recently revoked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate those emissions.

The Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center filed a lawsuit Wednesday.

The group says climate change caused extreme heat and intense storms in the Midwest, and believes the EPA not regulating greenhouse gas emissions will make the problems worse.

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