This isn’t just another policy flip—it’s a big deal because the endangerment finding was the legal backbone for federal climate action. California’s potential pushback could spark a wider showdown between states and the feds over who gets to call the shots on pollution. If California leads, other states might follow, keeping some climate protections alive even as the federal government steps back.

<p>Experts say the EPA's move to reverse the endangerment finding is dangerous for the nation. But California may have tools to weather the storm.</p>

The Trump administration's EPA is rolling back a major climate policy—the "endangerment finding"—that once paved the way for regulating greenhouse gases. Experts warn this could set back national efforts to fight climate change, but California, with its history of aggressive environmental policies, might step up to resist the changes and even set its own stricter standards.