Trump administration reduces dozens of American environmental protection | News Donald Trump
Administrator Lee Zeldin says the Environmental Protection Agency will remove 31 protection against air and water pollution.
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States has announced the removal of more than two dozen air and water protection.
In a statement of social media, administrator Lee Zeldin said that Epa would hair protection Regulating areas such as pollution on the eyelid, protection of the waterway and the emission of power plants.
“EPA triggers a 31 historic action to power a great American return in the biggest day of deregulation in American history!” Zeldin wrote.
The move comes while President Donald Trump and his allies continue their incentive to dismantle or radical restructuring Federal agencies they see as obstacles to their agenda.
Among the regulations that Zeldin identified were the standards related to the living and other toxins in the air released from coal power plants.
He also said he would reform the regulations around coal ash, a dangerous by -product of the burning process that often contain carcinogenic and heavy metals that can pollute water paths.
Climate change initiatives were also at the intersection of the announcement on Wednesday.
“We drive a dagger straight to the heart of the religion of climate change to reduce the cost of living for American families, released American energy, returned the car -free car to the US and more,” Zeldin said in a accompanying statement.
As part of his announcement, Zeldin expressed his support from the 2009 EPA findings, which states that pollutants that exacerbate climate change – like greenhouse gases – are a danger to public health and well -being.
Under his leadership, EPA also had to abolish a series of offices founded to deal with disproportionate pollution levels – and proportional health problems -In areas with low revenues across the country.
“President Trump wants to help adopt at the Golden Age in America, which is for all Americans, regardless of race, gender, background,” Zeldin said of the move.
Conservatives in the United States have long sought to reduce the environmental protection they say they limit their business. In that Veni Trump betrayed Executive command Urging the federal agencies to abolish 10 regulations for each new one that imposes.
He also signaled a shift from the initiative of pure energy, often repeating the slogan “drill, baby, drilling” on the campaign track. He claimed that “pure coal” and unregulated oil and natural gas exploration could increase the American economy.
Inside the Federal Government, Trump also pushed the agenda of widespread release, on behalf of the reduction alleged fraud and wasteful consumption.
EPA, for example, should reduce about 65 percent of its workforce.
The environmental groups responded with rage to push deregulation on Wednesday, noting that many rules were set out to play a central role in resolving air and water pollution.
“President Trump and his allies do not take into account the benefits of people living in America and only care about protecting the pollutant profit,” said Chitra Kumar, director of the Climate and Energy Program in the Union of concerned scientists, advocacy organizations.
“This disgusting move will leave those who live, work, study and play near polluted industries, traffic that forms Smog and contaminated waterways and soil, with a small support of the agency itself to rely on to implement the protective law.”
