Marketplace All-in-One Inside the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history"
Feb 13, 2026
Tim Fernholtz, journalist on AI and tech, explains how deep learning is reshaping weather forecasting. Catherine Rampell, opinion writer on economics, discusses shelter inflation and housing affordability. Greg Ip, WSJ economics columnist, analyzes inflation, jobs, and macro trends. They unpack EPA regulatory changes, concierge medicine growth, market reactions, and private-sector AI’s role in forecasting.
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Endangerment Finding Repeal And Its Costs
- The EPA repealed the endangerment finding, removing a legal basis to regulate greenhouse gases and claiming $1.3 trillion in savings.
- Experts warn the repeal ignores real health and economic costs from worsened climate impacts and higher fuel use.
Cheaper Cars Could Mean Higher Long-Term Costs
- Repealing regulation may lower upfront car costs but can raise downstream costs via more gasoline use and lost clean-tech leadership.
- Regulatory whiplash can deter long-term investments in efficiency despite short-term deregulatory claims.
Regulatory Whiplash Slows Clean Investments
- Companies make long-run investment decisions based on expected future policy, not just today's rules.
- Sudden rule changes create uncertainty that can delay investments in cleaner, cost-saving technologies.