Trump team digs in, finds millions of wasted dollars at EPA, HUD with DOGE help
Lee Zeldin, new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), said it has cancelled a $50 million environmental justice grant to an organization that appears to “climate Justice will go through free Palestine.” Zeldin, sworn as EPA administrator at the end of January, was a guest on “A Story with Martha McCallum” on Thursday, where […]
Lee Zeldin reveals how much taxpayer money the EPA is saving through cutting waste
Lee Zeldin, the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, explained to Americans the recent steps he took to reduce wasteful spending by the federal government's environmental watchdog. On Wednesday, Zeldin said his staff are working on a recovery of more than $20 billion hidden outside the EPA by then-political appointees within the EPA under the […]
EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Pledges to Recover $20 Billion Lost by Biden Admin
Lee Zeldin, the EPA chief of the Trump administration, has pledged to recover the $20 billion taxpayer fund lost by the Biden administration into climate projects. Zeldin said he was “throwing Titanic gold sticks” in connection with money lost in a climate project that he said was a “rush job with reduced surveillance.” Throwing the […]
Lee Zeldin demands return of $20B ‘parked’ at a financial institution by ‘Biden EPA’ to dole out to climate groups
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin announced Wednesday that the Biden administration has found $20 billion for taxpayers who have been “parked” at financial institutions. Zeldin, 45, explained in a video posted to X that obfuscation by the Biden administration was unprecedented and that he requested an unnamed financial institution to immediately return the funds to the […]
DAVID BLACKMON: Lee Zeldin Should Actually Speed One Thing Up At EPA
Lee Zeldin took on the big task of reforming the EPA in his new role as administrator of that agency in the second President Donald Trump. Much of its role involves hampering the US oil and gas industry and delaying the EPA's efforts to withdraw many of the forced regulatory actions of the past four […]
EPA facing monumental battery cleanup after LA wildfires
(News Nation) – The Environmental Protection Agency faces a monumental challenge to clear the battery after a California wildfire. This is the task known as the largest lithium-ion battery cleanup in the history of the agency. Southern California is the country's largest market for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles. Each EV contains approximately 7-10,000 small […]
Environmental justice staff put on leave at EPA
{beacon} Energy and the environment Energy and the environment Big story Environmental Justice Staff took vacation at EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) incorporates more than 160 workers Excessive Community Pollution On vacation. ©Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Associated Press File Employees were part of the agency Environmental Justice Office, This was sought to help people […]
EPA puts more than 160 employees tackling pollution on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), led by former Rep. Lee Zeldin (RN.Y.), has more than 160 workers tackling pollution in overloaded communities during holidays. The employees were part of an environmental justice agency that sought to support people in areas with significant levels of contamination, including minority neighborhoods. EPA spokesman Molly Vaseliou confirmed that 168 […]
Democrats denied access to EPA during attempt to meet with DOGE officials
Congressional Democrats group was denied entry into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after trying to meet with officials at the Government Efficiency Bureau (DOGE) and former Lee Zeldin (RN.Y.), an agency manager. He said. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) along with Paul Tonko (DN.Y.) and Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) tried to enter the EPA headquarters in Washington […]
EPA Working ‘Round the Clock’ to Clean Up L.A. Fires
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Lee Zeldin, an administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), told residents of Pallisard in the Pacific that his agency is “working around the clock” to remove dangerous goods from burned areas He said. The Palisade caught fire at the Palisade and spread to Malibu on January 7th. Later that day, […]