PA Dem Delegation in Calling on EPA to Withdraw Repeal of Endangerment Finding

PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 24, 2025 — Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) led the Democratic Pennsylvania congressional delegation in calling on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin to withdraw his proposal to repeal the 2009 Endangerment Finding, the science-based willpower that obligates the EPA to manage local weather air pollution. Eliminating the Endangerment Finding would successfully undermine the muse of federal local weather coverage, depart Pennsylvania communities uncovered to extra air pollution, extra excessive climate, and growing public well being dangers.

 In the letter to Administrator Zeldin, the members expressed their sturdy opposition to eliminating the Endangerment Finding, stating it might strip away crucial protections and expose constituents to escalating local weather hazards which are already devastating Pennsylvania communities.

“The Endangerment Finding is the cornerstone of federal climate action, serving as the EPA’s science-based determination that greenhouse gas pollution threatens public health and welfare. Repealing it will not change that reality,” the members wrote. “The overwhelming scientific evidence remains unchanged: greenhouse gas pollution is warming our planet, intensifying extreme weather events, and imposing escalating costs on families, workers, and communities nationwide.”

The delegation highlighted Pennsylvania’s weak place as a state that has already skilled devastating local weather impacts. According to current data, Pennsylvania has seen the biggest enhance in rainfall within the nation for the reason that Fifties, resulting in frequent and expensive flooding. In 2024 alone, the state endured 12 excessive weather events, leading to almost $37 billion in losses. These occasions triggered widespread destruction, killing lots of of individuals and leaving disproportionately affected communities with restricted sources to get better.

“Pennsylvanians are already feeling the effects of climate change through more frequent and severe extreme weather. These are not distant projections but present realities affecting our constituents from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, from rural farming communities to urban neighborhoods,” the members wrote. “We urge you to maintain the Endangerment Finding and uphold EPA’s fundamental responsibility to protect communities in Pennsylvania and across the country from the documented harms of climate change.”

The letter is signed by Representatives Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-07), Chris Deluzio (PA-17), Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Dwight Evans (PA-03), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Chrissy Houlahan (PA-06), and Senator John Fetterman (D-PA). The letter can also be endorsed by the Climate Action Campaign.

 A duplicate of the letter might be discovered here.