The Claim

Scrapped Biden-era rules and regulations on greenhouse gases.

The Claim, Unpacked

What is literally being asserted?

That the administration eliminated (“scrapped”) rules and regulations from the Biden era that addressed greenhouse gas emissions. The plural “rules and regulations” implies multiple distinct actions. “Scrapped” implies completed elimination, not proposals or proceedings in progress.

What is being implied but not asserted?

That this is a distinct accomplishment separate from the other items on this list. That the rules were wholly eliminated rather than partially challenged, proposed for repeal, or stayed pending further proceedings. That the affected rules were exclusively “Biden-era” rather than tracing to older statutory mandates or Supreme Court rulings. That eliminating greenhouse gas regulations is an unambiguous policy win.

What is conspicuously absent?

This claim is an umbrella summary of actions that are individually counted elsewhere on the same “365 wins” list. The Endangerment Finding rescission is item #334. The CAFE standards rollback is item #335. The vehicle emissions CRA resolutions are covered in item #232. The methane waste charge neutralization is item #359. The Paris Agreement withdrawal is item #338. The coal power plant regulatory relief is item #353. The IRA/GGRF funding rescissions are item #341. Counting the same policy actions once individually and again as a category summary inflates the list without adding substance. Also absent: the status of the Section 111 power plant carbon pollution standards, which as of March 2026 have been proposed for repeal but not finalized — meaning the largest category of GHG regulation affecting stationary sources remains legally operative. Also absent: any acknowledgment of the public health and economic costs associated with removing greenhouse gas regulations.

Padding Analysis: Umbrella Claim Repackaging at Least Eight Other Items

This is a category-level summary claim that repackages actions already counted individually on the “365 wins” list. Every specific greenhouse gas regulatory action the administration took during its first year is claimed separately elsewhere:

GHG Action	Status as of Jan 20, 2026	Primary Item(s)
Endangerment Finding rescission	Final rule signed Feb 12, 2026 (after claim date)	#334
CAFE standards rollback	NPRM only; not finalized	#102, #335
Vehicle emissions CRA (H.J.Res.87/88/89)	Signed into law June 12, 2025	#232
Methane waste charge CRA + OBBBA deferral	CRA signed Mar 14, 2025; OBBBA deferred to 2034	#359
Paris Agreement withdrawal	Effective Jan 27, 2026 (after claim date)	#338
Section 111 power plant carbon standards	Proposed repeal only; not finalized	#353
Coal plant MATS/regulatory relief	MATS repeal finalized Feb 19, 2026 (after claim date)	#330, #353, #354
GGRF/IRA climate fund rescissions	OBBBA signed Jul 4, 2025	#341
Social cost of carbon disbanded	EO 14154, Jan 20, 2025	#332, #334

Item #362 adds zero new information or actions beyond what these items already cover. It is the textbook example of the padding technique this list employs throughout: count individual actions as separate wins, then count the category those actions belong to as an additional win.

Evidence Assessment

Established Facts

The administration took multiple distinct actions targeting GHG regulations during its first year, but every specific action is already counted elsewhere on the “365 wins” list. The Endangerment Finding rescission (item #334) eliminated the legal foundation for vehicle GHG standards. Three CRA resolutions (H.J.Res.87, 88, 89 — all signed June 12, 2025) revoked California’s vehicle emissions waivers (item #232). The SAFE Vehicles Rule III NPRM proposed replacing Biden CAFE standards (items #102, #335). The methane waste charge was neutralized via CRA and OBBBA deferral (item #359). The Paris Agreement withdrawal took effect January 27, 2026 (item #338). Coal plant rules were delayed and proposed for repeal (items #330, #353, #354). IRA climate spending was rescinded via OBBBA (item #341). EO 14154 disbanded the social cost of carbon working group (items #332, #334). ¹

“Scrapped” overstates the completion status of several key GHG regulatory rollbacks as of the January 20, 2026 claim date. The Endangerment Finding rescission was not signed until February 12, 2026 — 23 days after the claim was published. The Section 111 power plant carbon pollution standards repeal was proposed on June 11, 2025 but had not been finalized as of March 2026 — the EPA stated it intended to send the final action to OMB “early this spring.” The CAFE standards rollback remained a proposed rule (NPRM) with the comment period closing on the claim date itself. The MATS rule repeal was not finalized until February 19, 2026. On the date the White House published this claim, the two largest categories of GHG regulation — vehicle emissions standards and power plant carbon standards — had not been formally eliminated. ²

The CRA resolutions revoking California’s vehicle emissions waivers (P.L. 119-15, 119-16, 119-17, signed June 12, 2025) were completed GHG regulatory actions within the first year. H.J.Res.87 revoked the Advanced Clean Trucks and zero-emission vehicle waivers. H.J.Res.88 revoked the Advanced Clean Cars II waiver. H.J.Res.89 revoked the Omnibus Low-NOx waiver (targeting nitrogen oxides, a related but distinct pollutant). These prevented California and the 17 states that follow its standards from implementing more stringent vehicle emissions requirements. ³

The OBBBA (P.L. 119-21, signed July 4, 2025) contained multiple provisions targeting GHG-related programs and funding. Section 60012 deferred the methane waste emissions charge to 2034. The Act rescinded unobligated GGRF funds ($27 billion authorized), MERP funds ($1.55 billion for methane monitoring), $5 billion for GHG reduction grants, and funding for corporate climate reporting standardization. Section 40006 eliminated CAFE civil penalties by setting the maximum to $0.00. Together, these provisions dismantled the financial architecture of Biden-era climate policy without directly repealing the underlying statutory authorities. ⁴

Strong Inferences

The claim’s function on the list is narrative closure — framing the preceding 30 items in the energy section as a coherent program of GHG deregulation. Placed as item #362 of 365, near the end of the energy section, it serves as a summative statement rather than a description of a discrete action. But the “365 wins” format presents it as an additional, countable accomplishment. This is the same padding technique used throughout the list: count individual trees, then count the forest as an additional tree. ⁵

The “Biden-era” framing obscures the varied legal provenance of the targeted regulations. The Endangerment Finding traces to a 2007 Supreme Court mandate (Massachusetts v. EPA). CAFE standards have been set under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 since the Carter administration. The Clean Air Act’s Section 111 authority for power plant standards dates to 1970. The methane waste charge was enacted in the IRA of 2022 but built on CAA Section 136. Calling these collectively “Biden-era” attributes to one administration a regulatory framework built over five decades of bipartisan environmental law. Biden-era rules were the latest iterations of authorities created under Nixon (CAA), Ford (EPCA), and George W. Bush (EISA), and compelled by the Roberts Court (Massachusetts v. EPA). ⁶

The net public health and economic cost of eliminating GHG regulations is substantial by the administration’s own analyses. EPA’s Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Endangerment Finding rescission showed consumers would lose approximately $1.5 trillion in vehicle operating cost savings. NHTSA’s PRIA for the CAFE rollback projected up to $185 billion in additional consumer fuel costs through 2050. The original MATS standards had reduced mercury emissions by 86% and acid gas pollutants by 96%. These costs are invisible in a claim that frames deregulation as an unqualified achievement. ⁷

What the Evidence Shows

Item #362 is not a description of a specific action. It is a category summary that repackages the administration’s GHG-related regulatory actions — each of which is already counted as a separate “win” elsewhere on the list. The Endangerment Finding is item #334. CAFE standards are items #102 and #335. Vehicle emissions CRAs are item #232. The methane charge is item #359. Paris withdrawal is item #338. Coal plant rules are items #330, #353, and #354. IRA climate spending is item #341. Every constituent action has its own entry. This claim adds nothing except a higher count.

The word “scrapped” also does considerable work that the underlying facts cannot support. On January 20, 2026, when the claim was published, two of the most significant GHG regulatory rollbacks — the Endangerment Finding rescission and the MATS rule repeal — had not yet been finalized. The Section 111 power plant carbon standards repeal remained a proposed rule and still had not been finalized as of March 2026. The CAFE rollback was also only proposed. “Scrapped” implies completed elimination; the actual status of most of these rules on the claim date was “proceedings initiated” or “proposed for repeal.” The three CRA resolutions on vehicle emissions waivers and the OBBBA provisions were genuinely completed actions, but they are already counted separately.

The “Biden-era” framing is the last piece of misleading construction. The regulations targeted are not arbitrary policy preferences of one administration. They trace to the Clean Air Act (1970), the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (1975), the Energy Independence and Security Act (2007), and a 2007 Supreme Court ruling. Biden-era rules were the latest implementation of decades-old statutory authorities. “Scrapping Biden-era rules” frames a dismantling of long-standing environmental law as correcting the excesses of one administration.

The Bottom Line

The steel-man case: the administration did undertake a broad, multi-front effort to roll back greenhouse gas regulations during its first year. Executive orders, CRA resolutions, OBBBA provisions, and administrative proceedings were all deployed against vehicle emissions standards, power plant carbon rules, methane charges, and climate funding. A summary claim acknowledging this programmatic scope is not unreasonable in principle.

But item #362 is not providing a summary — it is counting the summary as an additional “win” on a list that already counts each component individually. This is pure padding. The same actions appear in items #102, #232, #290, #330, #334, #335, #338, #341, #353, #354, and #359. Listing them again under a categorical umbrella adds one to the count without adding one to the substance. “Scrapped” overstates the completion status of rules that were proposed for repeal but not finalized. “Biden-era” strips away decades of bipartisan legal architecture. And the entire claim ignores the public health and economic costs that the administration’s own regulatory analyses documented. This is not a 362nd win. It is a recount of wins #334, #335, #338, #353, and #359.

Footnotes

1. Cross-referencing the “365 wins” list itself: items #102 (CAFE), #232 (vehicle emissions CRA), #290 (federal building fossil fuel rule), #330 (coal industry), #334 (Endangerment Finding), #335 (CAFE $109B claim), #338 (Paris Agreement), #341 (IRA climate spending), #353 (coal plant rules), #354 (coal EO), #359 (methane charge). Source: White House, “365 Wins in 365 Days,” January 20, 2026. Archived: knowledge/sources/whitehouse.gov/365-wins-in-365-days-president-trumps-return-marks-new-era-of-success-prosperity.md ↩

2. EPA Section 111 page confirms power plant carbon standards repeal “not finalized” as of February 27, 2026: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/greenhouse-gas-standards-and-guidelines-fossil-fuel-fired-power. Archived: knowledge/sources/epa.gov/epa-carbon-pollution-standards-section-111-power-plants.md. Endangerment Finding rescission signed February 12, 2026 per EPA press release. SAFE Vehicles Rule III NPRM published December 5, 2025 (90 FR 87410), comment period through January 20, 2026. MATS repeal finalized February 19, 2026. ↩

3. GovTrack: H.J.Res.87 (P.L. 119-15), H.J.Res.88 (P.L. 119-16), H.J.Res.89 (P.L. 119-17), all signed June 12, 2025. H.J.Res.87: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hjres87. H.J.Res.88: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hjres88. H.J.Res.89: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hjres89. ↩

4. OBBBA environmental provisions: Kirkland & Ellis, “The OBBBA Is Signed Into Law: Key Changes to Environmental Programs,” July 2025. Archived: knowledge/sources/kirkland.com/kirkland-obbba-environmental-provisions.md. Sidley Austin, “H.R.1: What You Should Know About the Environmental and Energy Provisions in the OBBBA,” July 8, 2025. Archived: knowledge/sources/sidley.com/sidley-obbba-environmental-energy-provisions.md. CAFE penalty elimination: Sidley Austin, “Congress Eliminates CAFE Penalties,” July 8, 2025. ↩

5. The “365 wins” list is structured to maximize the count by listing individual actions and then categorical summaries. This claim appears as #362 of 365, near the end of the energy section, after each specific GHG action has been counted separately. ↩

6. Clean Air Act: P.L. 91-604 (1970). Energy Policy and Conservation Act: P.L. 94-163 (1975). Energy Independence and Security Act: P.L. 110-140 (2007). Massachusetts v. EPA: 549 U.S. 497 (2007). Inflation Reduction Act: P.L. 117-169 (2022), Section 60113 (methane charge codified at 42 U.S.C. 7436). ↩

7. EPA RIA for Endangerment Finding rescission: consumer operating cost losses ~$1.5 trillion per Daniel Farber, “EPA’s Problematic Case for Rescinding Its Endangerment Finding,” The Regulatory Review, February 17, 2026: https://www.theregreview.org/2026/02/17/farber-epas-problematic-case-for-rescinding-its-endangerment-finding/. NHTSA PRIA: increased consumer fuel costs up to $185 billion through 2050. MATS emission reductions: EPA MATS overview page, mercury reduced 86%, acid gases 96%. ↩