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Sec. Pete Hegseth Is In My DMs

2025/3/25
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This chapter delves into the significant changes and controversies surrounding the EPA under Administrator Lee Zeldin, highlighting the shift from traditional environmental protection to supporting technological and energy dominance.
  • Lee Zeldin, the new EPA Administrator, is focused on deregulating businesses and reducing environmental protections.
  • The EPA's mission is shifting towards energy dominance, particularly in AI and fossil fuels.
  • Zeldin's actions align with Project 2025, which aims to minimize federal government's regulatory capabilities.

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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has been busy since assuming office earlier this year. Zeldin's been pushing President Donald Trump's climate agenda by rolling back Biden-era climate protections, deregulating businesses, and cutting staff at the agency. Former EPA Administrator and White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy joins us to discuss how states and cities are stepping up to protect their communities and the planet.

And in headlines: A reporter claimed that Trump administration officials disclosed war plans in a group chat on the messaging app Signal), the Supreme Court rejects challenge to a landmark freedom of the press case), and President Trump announced Susan Monarez as his nominee to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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