Of course Trump picked someone unqualified to run the EPA
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Trump’s EPA pick shows his intent to prioritize corporations over our health
It’s a bad sign when a person nominated for EPA chief puts “clean air and water” at the end of his list of goals.
Trump's Next EPA Administrator Is a Lawyer, Not an Environmentalist
President-elect Donald Trump is picking former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R–N.Y.) to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in his next administration. The
Zeldin, Trump’s pick as EPA head, was a bit player on environment
Former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s intended nominee for EPA administrator, brings scant experience on environmental issues to the job but strong ties to Trump. In a statement,
Don’t be fooled by Lee Zeldin’s moderate past. Trump’s EPA pick will rubber-stamp all of his anti-climate goals
Despite his pro-environment votes—especially to protect Long Island’s coast—the former congressman is expected to be on board with Trump’s climate policy.
Trump appoints new EPA head Lee Zeldin, who has abysmal environmental record
Zeldin, who served as a United States Representative from 2015 to 2023 and ran against Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2022 New York gubernatorial election, is being touted by Trump for policies that will “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses.
Lee Zeldin, Trump’s EPA Pick, Puts a Moderate Face on a Radical Plan
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Trump picked Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. What will that mean for environmental policy?
What to expect: deregulation justified as boosts for the economy, and platitudes about the importance of clean air and water.
Who is Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick as new EPA head?
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Republican former congressman Lee Zeldin to head the country's Environmental Protection Agency. Trump loyalist Zeldin is expected to undo dozens of environmental regulations.
EPA officials share findings after radiation found at Fairmont Brine Processing site
After a fire and explosion at the Fairmont Brine Processing Plant in 2023, officials with the Environmental Protection Agency ...
EPA's new rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions could face a Trump reckoning
The EPA on Tuesday announced a final rule to charge oil and gas companies for emissions, but opponents say it could face ...
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EPA to hit oil and gas companies with "methane fee" for drilling waste — but will it last?
As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 ...
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EPA failing to keep harmful pollutants from Louisiana plastics plants out of rivers: watchdog group
The group alleges that the EPA has not updated regulations as required under the law. Its report highlights Louisiana plants ...
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EPA employees are ‘freaking out’ over Trump’s return
“It’s a new dystopian hellscape,” one employee said. Another employee who received that message said it summed up the tone ...
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How Much Damage Can Lee Zeldin Do at the EPA?
Zeldin is a Trump loyalist, and Trump has already promised to gut any regulations that the oil industry doesn't like.
The EPA does not limit dioxins dumped in rivers by plastic makers. A Texas plant is the top offender
A new report details how plants that make plastics and their components fill U.S. waterways with nutrient pollution and ...
Abolish the EPA (opinion)
The post Abolish the EPA appeared first on Reason.com. The oil giant takes a stance before the Trump administration sets its ...
Company that’s faced pushback in Missouri fined by EPA for violations in two western states
Denali Water Solutions, which spreads meatpacking sludge on farmland as fertilizer, will pay a $610,000 fine for pollution in ...