President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he will nominate former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin (R) to head the Environmental Protection Agency. With Mr. Zeldin at the helm, the EPA would rescind its climate-alarming outlook, maintain meaningful environmental standards, and stay out of the way of American innovation.
President Trump: “Mr. Lee has a very strong legal background and is a true fighter for America First.''
said In a statement. “He will ensure fair and swift decisions on deregulation that will be enacted in a way that unleashes the power of American corporations while maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on earth.” Dew.”
Trump also said Zeldin will “set a new standard for reviewing and sustaining our environment so America can grow in a healthy and well-structured way.”
Zeldin is within seven points of winning the 2022 New York gubernatorial race.
noticed“It is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator. We will restore America’s energy advantage, revitalize the auto industry and bring back American jobs, and make America the world leader in AI. We do so while protecting access to clean air and water. ”
“This administration is leaving behind a truly unprecedented legacy.”
As EPA Administrator, Zeldin is in a position to help implement President Trump's Agenda 47.
make a call “To put an end to all of Joe Biden's policies that distort energy markets, limit consumer choice, and drive up costs for consumers,” Head et al. ”
President Trump has worked to make America's energy costs the lowest in the developed world, ended President Joe Biden's electric vehicle mandate, and focused on concrete rather than abstract threats of man-made climate change. He vowed to refocus environmental issues.
Mr. Zeldin has a record to beat: During President Trump's first term, the Republican administration repealed nearly 100 regulations, primarily at the EPA, dropped climate alarmism like a bad habit, and It even went so far as to take down the agency's webpage on change — which enraged climate change activists and other leftists.
“This is a very aggressive attempt to rewrite the law and reinterpret what it means to protect the environment,” said Hana Vizcarra, a staff attorney at Harvard University's Environmental and Energy Law Program.
said The New York Times after President Trump's first term. “This administration is leaving behind a truly unprecedented legacy.”
Zeldin is poised to help President Trump counteract the work of the new Democratic administration.
said FOX News on Monday said, “One of the biggest issues for so many Americans is the economy, and the president has been talking about unleashing economic prosperity. Through the EPA, we're delivering on our energy advantage. “We have the capabilities to pursue and put America on top of the world,'' as the artificial intelligence capital of the world, bringing American jobs back to the auto industry, and more. ”
Ben Jealous, executive director of the activist organization Sierra Club, said:
Filed over 300 lawsuits opposed in the hopes of preventing the first Trump administration from carrying out the will of the people; said In Monday's statement, he said, “Creating the names of unqualified, anti-American workers who oppose efforts to protect our nation's clean air and water is a sign that Donald Trump is selling out our nation's health, communities, jobs, and future to corporations. “It once again reveals Trump's intentions.” polluter. ”
Envy and other alarmists tend to ignore the former congressman's longstanding support for various conservation efforts.
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noticed Zeldin has supported geographic watershed programs, including cleaning up the Great Lakes; Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substancesalso called “eternal chemicals”. Zeldin also co-sponsored the Carbon Capture Improvement Act to advance carbon capture technology.
Myron Ebell, who led President Trump's EPA transition team in 2016.
said E&ENews, “I think he has all the ability and political savvy to be a great deregulator.”
“I think he'll be able to pick up the technical side, but at the same time be a great public advocate for what they're trying to do,” Ebel added.
Former Trump Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler congratulated Zeldin.
suggest“He will do a great job fighting regulatory overreach while protecting our air and water.”
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-Florida)
tweeted“Lee Zeldin is the swamp drainer! The perfect choice for the EPA.”
For the first 100 days, Zeldin
shown The EPA would “advance an America First agenda” and rescind “regulations that the left in this country has advocated through its regulatory powers that end up misdirecting businesses.”
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