Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday proposed the Trump administration's deregulation efforts as a step to make it easier for Americans to buy cars, heat homes and run small businesses.
“It means it's easier to buy a car. It's easier to warm up your home. It's easier to run a small business,” Zeldin told Maria Bartiromo, host of Fox Business Network.
“People looking for employment will have more opportunities,” Zeldin added.
The statement comes the day after the EPA showed it was going to slash Wide range of rules and decisions It aims to reduce pollution and reduce climate change.
The EPA said it would consider rolling back regulations from the Biden era, which are expected to significantly increase the number of electric vehicles on sale and the closure of speed coal plants. It is also considering rollback restrictions on the general air pollution restrictions for mercury neurotoxin coming from power plants and lethal soot.
The agency also said it will rethink its findings that climate change poses a threat to the public. Additionally, the agency has indicated that it will close offices dedicated to combating pollution in underserved and minority communities across the country.
However, Zeldin defended the EPA's commitment to maintaining a clean environment, saying that it cannot come at such a sudden economic cost.
“We want Americans to have access to clean air, land and water. It is the first pillar that empowers America's great comeback,” Zeldin said. “But while we're doing that, we need to unleash our control of energy, pursue permission to reform, make America the capital of the world, and regain American car jobs.”
“The American people have made it loud and clear that they want this economic relief, and at the end of the day, that's what we're talking about here,” he said. That's the exact opposite. ”
