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Trump picks former congressman Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

MSNBC on MSN · 8h

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 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.

DW - South Africa on MSN · 1d

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, plastics

NOLA.com · 13h

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 along the Mississippi and Calcasieu Rivers.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 11h

The EPA does not limit dioxins dumped in rivers by plastic makers. A Texas plant is the top offender

Industrial facilities that produce plastics and their ingredients across the U.S. dump unlimited wastewater with nutrient pollution and cancer-causing toxins directly into waterways, according to a new analysis from the data-focused nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project.

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.

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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 ...

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EPA implements climate law’s methane fee as Republicans plan repeal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule Tuesday that implements a charge for oil and gas companies that ...

EPA to hit oil and gas companies with "methane fee" for drilling waste — but will it last?

The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022 climate law.

Meet the ‘great deregulator’ Trump chose to lead EPA

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin is a longtime Trump ally who conservatives say is willing and able to defend a "radical" rollback of ...

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EPA and DOJ announce nearly $16 million settlement with oil and gas giant over dangerous violations — here's what you need to know

The company's actions have impacted public health and contributed to the growing concern of rising global temperatures.

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.

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Trump's Selection of Zeldin to Head EPA Draws Surprise, Little Hope of Avoiding Deregulation

Even if Zeldin “were a mild supporter of climate change activity, Trump's opposition to climate change regulation is so ...

WBAL TV Baltimore on MSN6h

School water PFAS problem clarifies under new law

The entire scope of the problem posed by so-called "forever chemicals" in the water at dozens of Maryland schools is just ...

Trump's Next EPA Administrator Is a Lawyer, Not an Environmentalist (opinion)

In a post-Chevron world, where any changes to Joe Biden–era regulations must pass legal muster, Zeldin's "governance and ...

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