Trump picks former congressman Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

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EPA failing to keep harmful pollutants from Louisiana plastics plants out of rivers: watchdog group
The group alleges that the EPA has not updated regulations as required under the law. Its report highlights Louisiana plants ...
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EPA to hit oil and gas companies with "methane fee" for drilling waste — but will it last?
As outlined by the EPA, excess methane produced in 2024 could result in a fee of $900 per ton, with fees rising to $1,200 ...
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How Much Damage Can Lee Zeldin Do at the EPA?
Zeldin is a Trump loyalist, and Trump has already promised to gut any regulations that the oil industry doesn't like.
The EPA does not limit dioxins dumped in rivers by plastic makers. A Texas plant is the top offender
A new report details how plants that make plastics and their components fill U.S. waterways with nutrient pollution and ...
Company that’s faced pushback in Missouri fined by EPA for violations in two western states
Denali Water Solutions, which spreads meatpacking sludge on farmland as fertilizer, will pay a $610,000 fine for pollution in ...
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EPA does not regulate wastewater from plastic plants — study
The new report found that permits for production facilities often do not set limits for nitrogen and phosphorous discharges.
Trump's Next EPA Administrator Is a Lawyer, Not an Environmentalist
President-elect Donald Trump is picking former Rep. Lee Zeldin (R–N.Y.) to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in ...
Lee Zeldin's appointment as EPA head brings a mixed reaction from Long Island environmental leaders
Long Island leaders say they're hopeful that Donald Trump's pick for head of the EPA​, former Rep. Lee Zeldin, will in fact ...
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EPA employees are ‘freaking out’ over Trump’s return
“It’s a new dystopian hellscape,” one employee said. Another employee who received that message said it summed up the tone ...