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Time to end the EPA’s misguided ‘endangerment finding’ on greenhouse gases

By Collister Johnson

The Rockport Power Plant operates near a group of mobile homes Friday, April 11, 2025, in Rockport, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Trump EPA moves to roll back rules projected to save billions of dollars and thousands of lives

By Seth Borenstein, M.K. Wildeman, Melina Walling, Joshua A. Bickel and Matthew Daly - Associated Press

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

‘Everyone hates it’: EPA targets new technology that shuts off car engines at stoplights

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

A woman records with a phone along the beach as a sign warns of contaminated water Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Imperial Beach, Calif. Authorities say more than 6 million gallons (22 million liters) a day of raw sewage has been spilling into Mexico's Tijuana River since Monday night, and the waste is flowing north into Southern California waters. Swimmers and surfers are urged to stay out of the water at some San Diego County beaches. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) ** FILE **

Trump’s EPA ramps up pressure on Mexico to stop dumping sewage into U.S. waters

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

An HSUS Animal Rescue Team member carries a beagle into the organization's care and rehabilitation center in Maryland on Thursday, July 21, 2022, after the organization removed the first 201 beagles as part of a transfer plan from Envigo RMS LLC facility in Cumberland, Va. The Humane Society of the United States says it has removed the last group of beagles from a troubled breeding facility in Virginia that had planned to sell the dogs to animal testing labs. The organization said it took away the remaining 312 dogs at the facility in Cumberland on Thursday, Sept. 1. (Kevin Wolf/AP Images for the HSUS) ** FILE **

Zeldin to pursue new ban on animal testing at EPA

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Breaking the electric vehicle mandate illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Good news, drivers: It’s the end of the road for the EV mandate

By Austin Gae and Jackson Moody

Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 1, 2021. A federal appeals court has put Environmental Protection Agency regulations on hold Friday, May 26, 2023, aimed at reducing air pollution in Missouri, drawing criticism from environmentalists but praise from the state's attorney general who called the proposal “unconstitutional overreach.” (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

EPA seeks to strike down ‘holy grail’ of climate change rules

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., then-President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

New EPA chief sets out to slash the agency’s budget by 65%

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

EPA under Trump is lean and less green

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Letter to the editor: Lee Zeldin’s gamble paid off

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, speaks to supporters on election night watch party at a hotel in Atlanta on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP,File)

Georgia committee that has pursued Fani Willis now wants to investigate Stacey Abrams

By Jeff Amy - Associated Press

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., then-President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

EPA clawing back more than $20 billion in Biden’s last-minute spending on climate justice

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., then-President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) ** FILE **

EPA chief says he will seek return of $20 billion in clean-energy grants awarded by Biden

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate confirms Zeldin to lead Environmental Protection Agency as Trump vows to cut climate rules

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

Former Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., center, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks with Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., left, and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., before a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senate confirms Lee Zeldin to lead EPA

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times