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Trump picked someone unqualified to run the EPA

Opinion

MSNBC on MSN · 3h

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.

Star Tribune · 31m

Of course Trump picked someone unqualified to run the EPA

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” - Maya Angelou

Roll Call on MSN · 2d

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,

The Hill on MSN · 2d

Who is Lee Zeldin? 6 things to know about Trump’s selection for EPA chief

President-elect Trump on Monday announced former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Zeldin has a fairly thin track record on environmental policy but was a vocal congressional ally of Trump’s in the president-elect’s first term.

Trump, EPA

Government Executive · 8h

EPA employees are ‘freaking out’ over Trump’s return

Now, after the Biden administration empowered EPA regulatory and enforcement reach ... while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet,” Trump said. Some employees do not ...

Reason · 1d

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

Jacobin on MSN · 1d

Trump’s EPA Nominee Will Further His Deregulatory Agenda

If Donald Trump learned anything from his dysfunctional first term, it was that loyalty is significantly more important than competency. After years of chaos and turnover in major cabinet-level positions,

E&E5h

Zeldin fought Trump cuts to EPA water funds. What now?

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead EPA will be tasked with spearheading efforts to claw back environmental rules ...

WBEZ56m

What Trump EPA means for Illinois, climate fight

While the president-elect promises clean air and water, climate and equity take a back seat to fossil fuel excavation.

The New Republic on MSN1d

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.

E&E4h

EPA does not regulate wastewater from plastic plants — study

The new report found that permits for production facilities often do not set limits for nitrogen and phosphorous discharges.

13hon MSNOpinion

Abolish the EPA (opinion)

All told, the government should spend more time trying to advance environmental protection and less time defending the ...

JD Supra3h

EPA Administrator Signs Final Rule Revising PBT Rules for decaBDE and PIP (3:1)

EPA proposed to require a label on existing plastic shipping pallets that contain decaBDE to provide notice that personal protective equipment (PPE) is required during the recycling of the pallets.

NOLA.com8h

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 ...

Hosted on MSN1d

Who is Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick as new EPA head?

But what's Zeldin's stance on environmental protection? In Congress, Zeldin's rhetoric and behavior was "very critical and ...

5hon MSN

EPA: Iowa needs to add more rivers to impaired waters list, including in Des Moines

EPA says parts of Des Moines, Raccoon, Iowa, Cedar and S. Skunk rivers should be added to Iowa's impaired waters list because of high nitrate levels.

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