Endanger! Endanger, Will Robinson! Climate Change Backbone Yanked Out

Air Dates: February 14th & 15th, 2026

Guests: Craig Rucker, president of CFACT, and John Charles, president & CEO of Cascade Policy

About This Episode

On Show 16-07 you’ll hear the massive news that the fossil media is hoping you’ll ignore. Because the Democrats and further Left have been making trillions off fake news and faked science. And the days of taxpayer-funded, compulsory tithes to the Democrats may be coming to an end.

What are we talking about? The Obama-era EPA rule, the endangerment finding, has been the regulatory backbone of so much of not just Global Warming regulations but the environmental movement’s cash cow, which funded Democrats’ broader operations.

Craig Rucker talks with us about this  huge news and what dominoes may fall because the endangerment finding’s plug is pulled. And find out why, unlike other deregulations, this one is extremely likely to withstand the onslaught of leftist judges trying to resuscitate it.

Then John Charles takes us on a discussion about what the end of the federal EPA’s endangerment finding means on a state level. Oregon is determined to go “net zero” at all costs. Literally. Elected democrats don’t care what it costs the state and definitely do not care what it costs Oregon ratepayers or taxpayers. You always have more money to give to the state, don’t you? And why with the endangerment’s demise, Oregonians might finally say, “NO.”

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Show Notes: Research, Links Mentioned & Additional Info

• Craig Rucker’s organization is CFACT (Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow). Visit them at CFACT.org.
  • The CFACT article mentioned was “Ending EPA’s ‘Endangerment Finding’ may be a fatal blow to regulatory climate overreach.”
    • “[The] 2009 Obama Administration climate rule has been the legal foundation for regulating the U.S. economy by placing restrictions on cars and electricity generation by bypassing Congress. The underlying basis for the Endangerment Finding is that CO2 and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and must be regulated under the Clean Air Act.”
• John Charles is the president and CEO of Cascade Policy. Visit them at CascadePolicy.org. Get their newsletter!
  • The bill mentioned during the show is SB 1526. Read more about SB 1526 and the Democrats’ latest scheme to hide money in yet another slush fund.
• Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind (Politico, Jan 18, 2026)
  • “The administration’s arguments that offshore wind farms present a national security risk failed to convince judges in three separate courts.”
• Trump Set to Repeal Obama-Era Climate Finding (Pro Trump News, Feb 10, 2026)
• Will consumers pay for Oregon’s climate ambitions (OregonLive, Jan 18, 2025)
• New England ratepayers may save up to $700 billion (Just the News, Jan 18, 2026)

Not mentioned but you might want to read…

• More businesses demand pause on Oregon’s new recycling fees (OPB, Feb 10, 2026)
• Washington State admits massive climate data error in 2026, raising taxpayer concerns over costs and credibility (Seattle Red, Jan 8, 2026). Whoopsie!
• Other Climate Change Whoopsies! (via Brave AI, asked Feb 10, 2026)