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EPA proposed 56 rollbacks estimating thousands of extra deaths/year, then changed the rules to stop quantifying deaths while rollbacks continue
2025–2026 EPA rollbacks
56 rollbacks. 20 finalized.
A lot of this might be about data centers, mostly just run of the mill economic benefits for industry. Looking at the protections being removed and the beneficiaries make it clear that increasing energy supply is a priority at any cost.
I put this together because I think the current executive branch posture is to intentionally structure its deregulation in a drip-drip-drip of small pieces. And only 2 of every 3 EPA rollbacks receive any reporting at all from mainstream media. Helps to see the big picture.
**Tools:** React, TypeScript, raw SVG.
**Methodology:** Counts EPA deregulatory rulemakings since January 2025. Court action is marked separately. Death estimates refer to different future years, not observed deaths or a forecast for one calendar year. The truck figure is scaled from EPA’s analysis. Methane and steam electric are excluded from the sum.
**Methodology and source notes:**
| Chart item | Estimate or explanation | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 56 rollbacks; 20 finalized | Counts regulatory rulemakings, not lawsuits. The court-blocked soot action is marked separately. Data through September 17, 2026. | PressAudit https://pressaudit.org/timelines/epa-rollbacks |
| Vehicle carbon standards | EPA projected 1,000–2,000 avoided premature deaths annually in 2055 under the vehicle standards. | EPA analysis https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194-0002 |
| Power-plant carbon standards | EPA's proposed repeal analysis estimated 680–1,220 deaths annually in 2035, Table 4-1. | EPA analysis https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-06/utilities_ria_proposal_111_repeal_2025-06.pdf |
| Heavy-duty truck NOx standards | About 250 deaths annually in 2045 is our calculation, scaling EPA's approximately 2,900 avoided deaths by the roughly 8% of NOx reductions given back. This is not a direct EPA mortality estimate for the amendment. | EPA analysis https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-0728-0010 |
| Good Neighbor Plan | EPA estimated approximately 1,300 avoided premature deaths in 2026 for the original plan, not specifically the eight-state rollback. The plan was stayed in 2024. The eight-state proposal was published January 30, 2026. | EPA estimate https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-final-good-neighbor-plan-cut-harmful-smog-protecting-health-millions ; court stays https://www.epa.gov/Cross-State-Air-Pollution/epa-response-judicial-stay-orders |
| Mercury and soot limits | The 808,000 figure refers to public comments, not deaths. No mortality estimate from this action is included in the sum. | Regulatory action https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794-8465 |
| January 2026 methodology change | EPA stopped monetizing the health benefits of reducing PM2.5 and ozone. This does not establish that EPA stopped calculating deaths altogether. | Federal Register https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00677.pdf |
| Court-blocked soot rollback | EPA estimated that the 2024 standard would prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths annually in 2032. On June 26, 2026, the court rejected EPA's bid to drop the standard. These are protections retained, not deaths caused by a completed repeal. | EPA release https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-finalizes-stronger-standards-harmful-soot-pollution-significantly-increasing ; court ruling coverage https://pressaudit.org/story/7af4082f-01bf-4387-89d9-c05f5f289133 |
| Steam electric and methane | Both are excluded from the mortality sum. | Underlying actions and sources https://pressaudit.org/timelines/epa-rollbacks |
| Interpreting the totals | Estimates concern different future years. Their sum is not observed deaths or a forecast for one calendar year. The attempted total adds the soot standard's upper estimate of 4,500. | Analyses above |
#education
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2025–2026 EPA rollbacks
56 rollbacks. 20 finalized.
A lot of this might be about data centers, mostly just run of the mill economic benefits for industry. Looking at the protections being removed and the beneficiaries make it clear that increasing energy supply is a priority at any cost.
I put this together because I think the current executive branch posture is to intentionally structure its deregulation in a drip-drip-drip of small pieces. And only 2 of every 3 EPA rollbacks receive any reporting at all from mainstream media. Helps to see the big picture.
**Tools:** React, TypeScript, raw SVG.
**Methodology:** Counts EPA deregulatory rulemakings since January 2025. Court action is marked separately. Death estimates refer to different future years, not observed deaths or a forecast for one calendar year. The truck figure is scaled from EPA’s analysis. Methane and steam electric are excluded from the sum.
**Methodology and source notes:**
| Chart item | Estimate or explanation | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 56 rollbacks; 20 finalized | Counts regulatory rulemakings, not lawsuits. The court-blocked soot action is marked separately. Data through September 17, 2026. | PressAudit https://pressaudit.org/timelines/epa-rollbacks |
| Vehicle carbon standards | EPA projected 1,000–2,000 avoided premature deaths annually in 2055 under the vehicle standards. | EPA analysis https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194-0002 |
| Power-plant carbon standards | EPA's proposed repeal analysis estimated 680–1,220 deaths annually in 2035, Table 4-1. | EPA analysis https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-06/utilities_ria_proposal_111_repeal_2025-06.pdf |
| Heavy-duty truck NOx standards | About 250 deaths annually in 2045 is our calculation, scaling EPA's approximately 2,900 avoided deaths by the roughly 8% of NOx reductions given back. This is not a direct EPA mortality estimate for the amendment. | EPA analysis https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2026-0728-0010 |
| Good Neighbor Plan | EPA estimated approximately 1,300 avoided premature deaths in 2026 for the original plan, not specifically the eight-state rollback. The plan was stayed in 2024. The eight-state proposal was published January 30, 2026. | EPA estimate https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-final-good-neighbor-plan-cut-harmful-smog-protecting-health-millions ; court stays https://www.epa.gov/Cross-State-Air-Pollution/epa-response-judicial-stay-orders |
| Mercury and soot limits | The 808,000 figure refers to public comments, not deaths. No mortality estimate from this action is included in the sum. | Regulatory action https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0794-8465 |
| January 2026 methodology change | EPA stopped monetizing the health benefits of reducing PM2.5 and ozone. This does not establish that EPA stopped calculating deaths altogether. | Federal Register https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-15/pdf/2026-00677.pdf |
| Court-blocked soot rollback | EPA estimated that the 2024 standard would prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths annually in 2032. On June 26, 2026, the court rejected EPA's bid to drop the standard. These are protections retained, not deaths caused by a completed repeal. | EPA release https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-finalizes-stronger-standards-harmful-soot-pollution-significantly-increasing ; court ruling coverage https://pressaudit.org/story/7af4082f-01bf-4387-89d9-c05f5f289133 |
| Steam electric and methane | Both are excluded from the mortality sum. | Underlying actions and sources https://pressaudit.org/timelines/epa-rollbacks |
| Interpreting the totals | Estimates concern different future years. Their sum is not observed deaths or a forecast for one calendar year. The attempted total adds the soot standard's upper estimate of 4,500. | Analyses above |
#education
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