Trump Transforms EPA To Prioritize Fossil Fuels

Lee Zeldin has overseen a massive deregulation of the EPA that prioritizes fossil fuels and energy dominance following a year of administration changes. Former administrators like Gina McCarthy and Christine Todd Whitman warn that these rollbacks, including staff cuts and reduced enforcement, threaten public health and climate progress.The current leadership argues that removing environmental restrictions will unleash the economy, despite estimates that air pollution rollbacks could lead to 200,000 premature deaths.