Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin misunderstood the press release issued by his agency and called out CNN, claiming there were “typos” that were not actually errors.
The press release was part of the EPA's “Most Consequent Deregulation Day” on Wednesday. In the video release, Zeldin said the agency is taking 31 steps to “supply the great American comeback” with an executive order “promoting President Trump's first day.”
CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir joined CNN host Kaitlan Collins on “The Source” and claimed that the EPA was making a mistake by claiming it was moving very quickly.
“Today, Lee Zeldin put out a video to X. They had made a press release with such gusts of wind, about 31 different actions and rollbacks. [on screen]”The Trump EPA announces 000…” – you can see there.
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Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, who is in the election where President Donald Trump will lead the Environmental Protection Agency, will appear in Washington on Thursday, January 16, 2025 before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
press release “The Trump EPA has announced a rethinking of Biden-Harris Rule's OOOO b/c,” Zeldin said.
“There's another media “fact check” face plant, and the fact checker has no one to say what he's talking about.” Zeldin Posted on Wednesday. “'oooo b/c' is not a typo. 40CFR part 60 subpart Oooo, or Quad o is a federal registration under the Clean Air Act.
The press release announced that the EPA is reassessing regulations on the oil and gas industry from former President Joe Biden's administration.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, EPA spokeswoman Molly Vaseliou said, “CNN's highest climate correspondent failed a check. Federal Regulation Code When reporting the day of the biggest deregulation action in American history. What does this mean for the American people if fake news CNN can't understand what the EPA does? ”
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Former President Joe Biden and EPA administrator Lee Zeldin. (Getty Images)
Weir called Zeldin's deregulation action from the EPA “science war.”
“Of course, as you mentioned, they're going to keep the amount of cooking on the planet, the amount of cooking on the planet,” they say.
He said most of the actions were “symbolic” and “it still needs to pass through courts, it needs to pass through Congress. But it is the latest in an all-out war on science, public health, the environment and of course, science. Climate crisis. ”
CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir said in a segment published by CNN host Kaitlan Collins on “The Source,” EPA's press release letter O was “a typo or placeholder.” (Photo: CNN screenshot)
Fox News Digital I also contacted CNN for comments but did not receive a response immediately.
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