US EditionEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Tells Climate Skeptics to "Celebrate Vindication" After Law Repealed
Zeldin said the repeal will eliminate vehicle emissions standards and faces legal challenges from 24 states, public health groups and environmental organizations.
- On Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin defended his agency's February repeal of the 2009 'endangerment finding' during a Heartland Institute keynote, urging attendees to 'celebrate vindication' of the reversal.
- The 2009 'endangerment finding' served as the legal basis for regulating planet-warming emissions from vehicles and power plants for 16 years; the Trump administration argues the finding hindered industry and relied on twisted science.
- Environmental Defense Fund executive Joe Bonfiglio labeled the Heartland Institute a 'disinformation factory' and called Zeldin's appearance 'surreal,' arguing it signals the administration's abandonment of obligations to protect the public from pollution.
- Nearly two dozen states have filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the EPA's repeal, arguing it undermines public health protections and creates regulatory uncertainty for vehicle and power-plant emission standards.
- On the same day as Zeldin's speech, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported record-shattering warmth for March, with 60% of the continental United States experiencing drought conditions—the highest percentage since November 2022.
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Zeldin: Climate skeptics should celebrate repeal
WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency defended his decision Wednesday to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics they should "celebrate…
Zeldin tells climate skeptics to 'celebrate vindication'
WASHINGTON — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics they should…
Zeldin gives keynote address at climate skeptic conference
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin gave the keynote speech Wednesday at a conference hosted by a climate denial group. Zeldin told the attendees of the conservative Heartland Institute’s conference to “celebrate vindication.” He claimed that in the past, a “cabal” was deciding which climate model the U.S. would base its climate forecasts on. “What happened…
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ecotopical.comZeldin Celebrates Endangerment Finding Repeal With Climate Skeptics
Casting doubt on the determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health and welfare, he said, “we’re not accepting all of the narrative of the left without any question or pushback.”
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin tells climate skeptics to "celebrate vindication" after law repealed
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change.
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