WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin today announced plans to overturn more than 30 regulations and other policies that protect public health, support job creation, and ensure that Americans have access to clean air.

The sweeping announcement targets:

• Regulations to reduce pollution and harmful emissions from power plants;
• The Risk Management Program Rule, which protects workers and communities from hazardous chemicals at oil and natural gas refineries and chemical facilities;
• Emissions regulations for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles that are driving investment in the clean vehicle sector and creating jobs;
• Environmental justice and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the agency;
• The 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” which declared greenhouse gas emissions harmful to human health and serves as the basis for key environmental protections; and
• Many additional programs and regulations that protect public health, the environment, and worker safety.

Following the announcement, the BlueGreen Alliance issued a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

“With this announcement, Lee Zeldin is driving a dagger into the hearts of workers and the American economy. Smart regulations create a triple-win for workers, communities, and the environment while driving the private sector to be more innovative and competitive. These deregulations will severely harm, not help, everyday Americans. Low-income, rural, and fence line communities, as well as communities of color, will bear the brunt of this attack on EPA’s core mission. Civil servants that keep our air and water clean are losing their jobs because Donald Trump cares for nobody but himself and his billionaire buddies. This administration has become a meal ticket for the rich to line their pockets, strip critical programs from vulnerable communities, and leave a legacy of corruption and broken promises.”