EPA head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.

“We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age,’' EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in an essay in The Wall Street Journal.

The Trump administration’s actions will eliminate trillions of dollars in regulatory costs and “hidden taxes,” Zeldin said, lowering the cost of living for American families and reducing prices for such essentials such as buying a car, heating your home and operating a business.

“Our actions will also reignite American manufacturing, spreading economic benefits to communities,” he wrote. “Energy dominance stands at the center of America’s resurgence.”

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By MATTHEW DALY
Updated 5:45 PM EDT, March 12, 2025


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-epa-climate-zeldin-power-plants-feb184286a7a9419aefddce293362e6b

[JohnSJ]

1. Excellent job Jill Stein Green Party imbeciles who refused to vote for VP Harris.

[maxsolomon]

2. I thought we had freedom of religion.

Or is that only for fossil fuel religion?

A very sad day for America and the planet, but I suppose curbing climate change was a lost cause anyway. Full speed to Hell.

[Red Mountain]

3. Look for it in your next electric bill

or not. Maybe in a year or two, ha-ha........as if they have any reason to pass along savings to the proles.

We get dirty water and air. The profits go to our ruling class.

[progree]

4. "ushering in America's Golden Age" - yes as the country dries out with heat waves, landscape will be "golden"

until the fires turn it into dark gray soot.

[Evolve Dammit]

5. Sick mother fucker. Hope he dies from PFAS exposure, or any other listed (or unlisted) carcinogen. Either way.....

[Exp]

6. Republicans hate everything about America, or specifically the USA. nt

[William Seger]

7. They'll all be dead when our great-grandchildren pay the price for their STUPIDITY

[cliffside]

8. Biden said this plant was a health threat. Trump dropped a lawsuit against it - Rachel tonight ...

The Justice Department dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that emissions from a Louisiana petrochemical plant pose a danger to nearby communities.
Updated March 7, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/03/justice-department-denka-plant-pollution/

"The Justice Department on Friday dropped a landmark lawsuit alleging that cancer-causing pollution from a Louisiana petrochemical plant poses an imminent danger to nearby communities...

... In a news release Friday, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) said the dismissal of the case complied with President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the federal government. The department said such initiatives include environmental justice efforts aimed at reducing pollution in minority communities. The population in LaPlace is predominantly Black.

... “The Bush White House paused the cases the Clinton administration had brought against power plants for about a two-year period,” Schaeffer said. “But that was a pause, not a cancellation. And the cases eventually came back to life because the Justice Department insisted they move forward.”

... The Denka facility is a quarter-mile away from a predominantly Black and Latino elementary school. In November, a southeast Louisiana school board voted to shut down Fifth Ward Elementary and send its roughly 300 students to two nearby schools..."

[ananda]

9. Cloud cuckoo land!

I think Magats live in a world that doesn't exist.

It will definitely not be a golden age for anyone
once pollution, disasters, and huge migration
take hold.

Ladeda