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Climate skeptics urge Trump to retain Zeldin at EPA amid regulatory overhaul

At a Heartland Institute conference near the White House, climate contrarians celebrated EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s rollbacks under the Trump administration and urged Trump not to elevate him to attorney general, arguing he’s essential to their agenda. Zeldin has led extensive regulatory cuts, including rolling back the 2009 endangerment finding and shrinking climate funding, while facing ongoing legal challenges. Activists warn against his leadership, while supporters credit his work for advancing deregulation.

via Politico|

#climate-policy #epa #heartland-institute

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EPA Chief Zeldin Headlines Heartland Institute Climate-Denial Conference

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin delivered the keynote at a Heartland Institute climate conference, aligning with a prominent climate-denial group and challenging mainstream climate science, while critics warned the event underscored the Trump era’s environmental rollbacks and the repeal of the endangerment finding.

via The Guardian|

#climate-denial #endangerment-finding #epa

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Zeldin Celebrates Repeal of Climate Endangerment Finding as EPA Signals Rollbacks

EPA chief Lee Zeldin defended and celebrated the repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding—the legal basis for many climate rules—telling skeptics at a Heartland Institute conference to 'celebrate vindication' as the agency moves to rollback regulations amid mounting legal challenges.

via CBS News|

#climate-change #endangerment-finding #epa

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EPA Chief Attends Fringe Climate Forum, Endorses Emissions-Benefits Narrative and Endangerment Finding Rollback

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin became the first agency head to speak at the Heartland Institute’s climate conference, signaling a shift toward fringe climate views by endorsing the conference’s emissions-with-benefits thesis and backing the repeal of the endangerment finding, a move that faces legal challenges and could affect broader Clean Air Act rules.

via Politico|

#climate-change-policy #endangerment-finding #epa