US President-elect Donald Trump announced today that he will nominate former Congressman Lee Zeldin to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“It will ensure fair and speedy deregulation decisions to unleash the power of American businesses while maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the best air and water quality on the planet,” Trump wrote in a post on the Truth social media platform. Social founded by himself.
“We will restore American dominance in the energy sector, revitalize our auto industry to create new jobs, and make the US a world leader in Artificial Intelligence,” Lee Zeldin emphasized in a post on the X platform (formerly Twitter).
It is an honor to join President Trump’s Cabinet as EPA Administrator.
We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI. We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water. https://t.co/G5xMtYatns
— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) November 11, 2024
On Friday, The New York Times reported that Trump’s transition staff has prepared executive orders and proclamations to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord, as well as manage some national monuments, to allow further drilling. and mining.
Donald Trump is also expected to end a moratorium on licensing new natural gas export terminals and revoke a measure allowing California and other states to adopt stricter pollution standards, the report said.
Some staff members are considering moving the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) out of Washington, according to the New York Times citing well-informed sources.
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