Democracy Matters :verified:<p>The Hill neglects to point out that Lee Zeldin is lying.</p><p>Zeldin says he can 'absolutely' assure public EPA deregulation efforts won’t harm environment<br><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5257850-zeldin-public-epa-deregulations-wont-harm-environment/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/energy-envi</span><span class="invisible">ronment/5257850-zeldin-public-epa-deregulations-wont-harm-environment/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHill</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GOPLiar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOPLiar</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deregulation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>The order late Tues by Judge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chutkan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chutkan</span></a> “gives us a chance to breathe after the EPA unlawfully — & w/o <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a> — terminated our awards & blocked access to funds that were appropriated by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> & legally obligated,” said <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateUnited</span></a> CEO Beth Bafford.</p><p>The lawsuit by Climate United Fund & other groups contends that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>, Admin <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Citibank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citibank</span></a>, which held the money, illegally blocked the funds awarded last year & had jeopardized the organizations’ operations.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>The fate of $20 billion in climate grants to be determined <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/922093/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/922093/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyAndEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyAndEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WashingtonD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonD</span></a>.C.</p>
Bytes Europe<p>Lee Zeldin talks Trump’s environment as residents protest <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/912649/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/912649/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/enviorment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enviorment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MattCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MattCohen</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheDaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDaily</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a></p>
MrEdgarBass<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@realTuckFrumper" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>realTuckFrumper</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeeZeldinEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldinEPA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicansHateTheUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansHateTheUSA</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Democrats say EPA illegally canceled $1.7B in environmental justice grants <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/871906/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/871906/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/distro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>distro</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GovernmentGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentGrants</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/imds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imds</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewsUpdate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewsUpdate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/newsbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsbreak</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/oovvuu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oovvuu</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/smartnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smartnews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TopStories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TopStories</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.S. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>U</span></a>.s.Senate <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ve</span></a></p>
Democracy Matters :verified:<p>Because the air is too clean...</p><p>Trump administration sets up portal for polluters to request exemptions to clean air rules<br><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5217667-epa-polluters-exemptions-clean-air/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/energy-envi</span><span class="invisible">ronment/5217667-epa-polluters-exemptions-clean-air/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FireLeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireLeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYork</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NoRepublicansEverAgain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoRepublicansEverAgain</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>More like EPA CANCELS it’s mission 🤔</p><p>NYTimes: “The E.P.A. Shifts Its Mission”</p><p>In a barrage of pronouncements on Wednesday the Trump administration said it would repeal dozens of the nation’s most significant environmental regulations, including limits on pollution from tailpipes and smokestacks, protections for wetlands, and the legal basis that allows it to regulate the greenhouse gases that are heating the planet.</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/climate/the-epa-shifts-its-mission.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/13/climate</span><span class="invisible">/the-epa-shifts-its-mission.html</span></a></p>
Nikolas Kozloff<p>You are literally a <a href="https://federated.press/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> administrator, <a href="https://federated.press/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-epa-pollution-regulation-cuts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/19/trump-epa-pollution-regulation-cuts?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/epa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epa</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The order by US Dist Judge <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chutkan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chutkan</span></a> prevents—for now—the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> from ending the $20B <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/grant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grant</span></a> program.</p><p>Chutkan's order also blocks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Citibank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citibank</span></a>, which holds the money on behalf of the EPA, from transferring the money back to the govt or anyone.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateUnitedFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateUnitedFund</span></a> & other groups sued <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s EPA, its admin <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> & Citibank, saying they had illegally denied the groups access to $14B awarded last year through the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GreenhouseGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGas</span></a> Reduction Fund, commonly referred to as a “green bank."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>'s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Zeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeldin</span></a> starts efforts to poison you, raise fuel costs and harm <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> industry<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> called his actions, mostly press releases, declaring rollbacks of money-saving and pollution reducing measures, “the greatest day of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/deregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deregulation</span></a> in US history.”<br>Biden-Harris administration’s policy improvements would save over $250B/yr and 200k lives, all while making US industry more prepared for the global green transition that is happening now whether you like it or not. <br><a href="https://electrek.co/2025/03/12/epas-zeldin-starts-efforts-to-poison-you-raise-fuel-costs-and-harm-us-industry/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">electrek.co/2025/03/12/epas-ze</span><span class="invisible">ldin-starts-efforts-to-poison-you-raise-fuel-costs-and-harm-us-industry/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s environmental rule-shredding will put lives at risk, ex-EPA heads say<br>Former <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> leaders, including two Republicans, say rollbacks by <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> could cause ‘severe harms’<br>Zeldin plans to roll back 31 key rules on everything from clean <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a> to clean <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a>. The former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy<br>The former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy called Zeldin’s announcement “the most disastrous day in EPA history”. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/14/epa-lee-zeldin-trump-environment" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/14/epa-lee-zeldin-trump-environment</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Trump’s <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> clearly shows it doesn’t understand the assignment<br>31 separate actions roll back restrictions on <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/air" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>air</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a>.<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> exulted over the plan to rescind EPA’s 16yo determination <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/greenhousegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhousegas</span></a> is a danger to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> and welfare, known as <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/endangermentfinding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endangermentfinding</span></a><br>Zeldin announced EPA would revise a key definition that guides environmental protection under <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CleanWaterAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanWaterAct</span></a>, a change advocates say would threaten water supplies for millions in <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a><br><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/epa-launches-full-assault-on-environmental-protection/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">3/epa-launches-full-assault-on-environmental-protection/</span></a></p>
Erik van Straten<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nl/@osiris_0x7A4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>osiris_0x7A4</span></a></span> : niet dat ik een NOS-fan ben, maar dat lijkt uit het opiniestuk (<a href="https://www.wsj.com/opinion/lee-zeldin-epa-ends-the-green-new-deal-aa81de06" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/opinion/lee-zeldin-epa</span><span class="invisible">-ends-the-green-new-deal-aa81de06</span></a>; alt: <a href="https://archive.is/okMPY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/okMPY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) van meneer Lee Zeldin te komen, die zijn inkomen voorlopig (tot het begin van de burgeroorlog) zekerstelt:<br>❝<br>By overhauling massive rules on the endangerment finding, the social cost of carbon and similar issues, we are driving a dagger through the heart of CLIMATE-CHANGE RELIGION and ushering in America’s Golden Age. These actions will roll back trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and hidden taxes. As a result, the cost of living for American families will decrease, and essentials such as buying a car, heating your home and operating a business will become more affordable.<br>[...]<br>Today marks the death of the Green New Scam.<br>The EPA recognizes that environmental protection and economic prosperity aren’t mutually exclusive goals. Under President Trump’s leadership, we are recommitting to the core American values of innovation, growth, exceptionalism and opportunity.<br>❞</p><p>Dit *IS* de Green New Scam.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GreenScam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenScam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/GreenNewScam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenNewScam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Zeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeldin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WSJ</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a statement, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> suggested that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> — which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> defined in 2013 as “the fair treatment & meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income” w/respect to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalLaw</span></a> — was tantamount to discrimination. [BS]</p><p>“President Trump was elected with a mandate from the American people,” [wrong] Zeldin said. “Part of this mandate includes the elimination of *forced* discrimination programs.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a>’s move effectively ends 3 decades of work at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> to try to ease the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> that burdens <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minority</span></a> communities, which are frequently located near <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/highways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highways</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerPlants</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> plants & other polluting facilities. Studies have shown that people who live in those <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/communities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communities</span></a> have higher rates of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/asthma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asthma</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HeartDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HeartDisease</span></a> & other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> problems, compared w/the national average.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin intends to eliminate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> offices responsible for addressing the disproportionately high levels of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> facing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> communities, acc/to a memo from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a>, the agency administrator.</p><p>In the internal memo, viewed by NYT, Zeldin informed agency leaders that he was directing “the reorganization & elimination” of the offices of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> at all 10 EPA regional offices as well as the one in Washington.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/climate/epa-closure-environmental-justice-offices.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=C43935C5-4152-411C-955E-D4777BEAF324" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/11/climate</span><span class="invisible">/epa-closure-environmental-justice-offices.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=C43935C5-4152-411C-955E-D4777BEAF324</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Trump EPA Cancels ‘Environmental Justice’ Grants the Biden Admin Awarded to Its Own Advisers <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/820370/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/820370/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BidenAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BidenAdministration</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/environmentalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>After some <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a> told their employees not to respond because of national security concerns, Musk now says employees could simply say they’re working on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/classified" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classified</span></a> matters.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> refused to share how many federal jobs they are seeking to eliminate, saying he wants to keep people who are doing *good work* in *essential* roles. [presumably by his & Trump’s metrics]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> said that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a>, the new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> administrator, plans to cut up to 65% of his employees 💔.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cabinet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cabinet</span></a> 🧵</p>
Nonilex<p>On the 1st day of his 2nd term, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> signed an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> that tasked the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> w/reviewing the “legality & continuing applicability of” the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/endangerment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>endangerment</span></a> finding. The order gave <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> 30 days to submit recommendations to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a>, the head of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a> [& <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> architect].
…Mandy Gunasekara, who served as EPA chief of staff at the end of Trump’s 1st term & wrote the EPA chpt in the conservative <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>, has been advising the admin on repealing the finding….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a></p>
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