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EPA Moves to Undo Decades of Regulations on Air, Water, Polluting Industries

HeadlineMar 13, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it’s undertaking the largest deregulation action in U.S. history. This includes rolling back dozens of crucial water, air quality and industry measures, as well as defunding billions of dollars from green energy and local climate groups. At threat is the landmark “endangerment finding,” which classifies greenhouse gases as a public health threat and allows for climate regulations. This is EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

Lee Zeldin: “I’ve been told the endangerment finding is considered the holy grail of the climate change religion. For me, the U.S. Constitution and the laws of this nation will be strictly interpreted and followed. No exceptions. Today, the green new scam ends.”

The head of Sunrise Movement called the EPA’s move “a f— you to anyone who wants to breathe clean air, drink clean water, or live past 2030.”

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