EPA Head Says He'll Roll Back Dozens Of Environmental Regulations
Huff PostLOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. pic.twitter.com/7B3fh5qBKY — Lee Zeldin March 12, 2025 “In the face of overwhelming science, it’s impossible to think that the EPA could develop a contradictory finding that would stand up in court,” said David Doniger, a climate expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group. “By reconsidering rules that throttled oil and gas production and unfairly targeted coal-fired power plants, we are ensuring that American energy remains clean, affordable and reliable.” University of Pennsylvania climate scientist Michael Mann called the EPA’s action “just the latest form of Republican climate denial. “Trump’s EPA is taking us back to a time of unfettered pollution across the nation, leaving every American exposed to toxic chemicals, dirty air and contaminated water,” said Tejada, who now works at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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