{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-condemns-trumps-biggest-rollback-environmental-protections", "Rep. McBride Condemns Trump\u2019s Biggest Rollback of Environmental Protections", "2026-02-12", "2026", "2026-02", "Democrat", "House", "DE", "Sarah McBride", "M001238", "mcbride.house.gov", "mcbride", "https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2014Today, Congresswoman McBride condemned President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin\u2019s final repeal of the Endangerment Finding and proposals to rollback critical clean vehicle and power plant pollution standards.\n\n\u201cRepealing these standards does absolutely nothing to help working Americans, families, or our communities,\u201d Rep. McBride said. \u201cInstead, Donald Trump and Lee Zeldin are prioritizing profits for big corporations at the expense of my neighbors.\u201d\n\nThe EPA\u2019s primary function is to protect American\u2019s health and the environment - this means having clean air, land, and water. Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA is specifically obligated to protect people from motor vehicle emissions which cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.\n\nThe endangerment finding, a landmark rule published in 2009, determined that emissions from cars and trucks contribute to that danger. Reversing vehicle pollution standards will worsen risks of chronic health conditions, make air dirtier, worsen risks of cancer, and damage the environment.\n\n\u201cEliminating the endangerment finding sows chaos and gives fossil fuel companies license to pollute at will, stripping critical protections that save lives,\u201d McBride noted. \u201cRolling back vehicle pollution standards undermines settled science and makes it harder to clean up our air, fight asthma, cancer, and chronic disease\u2014all while raising costs for consumers.\u201d\n\nRescinding vehicle pollution standards will stunt the rapid development of the clean vehicles industry, which is responsible for hundreds of thousands of family-sustaining jobs across the country.\n\nIn September 2025, Rep. McBride joined more than 150 members of Congress in submitting a public comment letter led by the House Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition opposing the repeal.\n\nRepresentative McBride shared the following with the EPA in opposition to the roll back of the 2009 Endangerment Finding:\n\n\u201cIn Delaware, the impacts of climate change aren\u2019t theoretical \u2014 they are part of daily life. As the lowest lying state in the nation, sea level rise poses an existential threat to our communities.\n\n\u201cWe are already seeing \u2018sunny day\u2019 flooding in places like Bowers Beach, Southbridge, and Lewes, where water now comes up through storm drains and onto streets simply because the tide is high. Families are forced to miss work, schools close early, and property values are threatened by the simple fact that neighborhoods are underwater more often. Farmers in Kent and Sussex Counties are seeing saltwater creep into fields and wells, jeopardizing crops that have supported generations of Delaware farm families.\n\n\u201cThe risks extend beyond our coast. Delaware has warmed by roughly two degrees over the last century. Summers are hotter and longer, with heat waves placing seniors, children, and outdoor workers at higher risk of heat illness and straining our electric grid. Heavy rainfall is overwhelming stormwater systems and flooding neighborhoods, while more intense storms increase the chance of levee breaches and infrastructure failures.\n\n\u201cOur wetlands \u2014 which provide natural protection against storm surge and habitat for migratory birds and horseshoe crabs \u2014 are disappearing. Scientists warn that by 2100, more than 110,000 acres of Delaware could be underwater, nearly a tenth of our state\u2019s land. That would mean the near-total loss of these wetlands and the protections they provide.\n\n\u201cDelawareans are resilient, but resilience alone is not enough. We cannot tell families already living with chronic flooding, dangerous heat, and rising insurance rates that the science is \u2018unduly pessimistic.\u2019 The cost of inaction is too high for our homes, our economy, and our way of life. Climate change is here, and in Delaware, we know the stakes could not be clearer.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcbride.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mcbride-condemns-trumps-biggest-rollback-environmental-protections"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9583841785788536, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}