EPA Administrator Zeldin's Radical Restructuring Plan Sparks Alarm over Environmental Protections
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EPA Administrator Zeldin's Radical Restructuring Plan Sparks Alarm over Environmental Protections
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Last week, Zeldin unveiled a major restructuring plan that includes the creation of a first-of-its-kind Office of State Air Partnerships within the Office of Air and Radiation. According to Zeldin, this new office will focus on "working with, not against, state, local and tribal air permitting agencies to improve processing of State Implementation Plans and resolving air permitting concerns."
The reorganization also establishes an Office of Clean Air program and a new Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, which Zeldin claims will "prioritize research and put science at the forefront of the agency's rule makings and technical assistance to states."
On Friday, May 2, Zeldin joined Vice President J.D. Vance in South Carolina and later visited Georgia for a roundtable with Governor Kemp, local officials, and farmers to discuss U.S. regulations. This visit came as part of what the EPA is calling "100 Monumental Actions in First 100 Days" of the Trump administration.
Despite Zeldin's claims that these changes will improve the EPA's efficiency, environmental advocates are raising alarms. Reports indicate that Zeldin plans to cut "at least" 65% of the agency's total spending, potentially returning the EPA to Reagan-era staffing levels even as the agency's workload has grown substantially since that time.
On a more positive note, Zeldin recently announced major EPA actions to combat PFAS contamination, often called "forever chemicals." The initiative includes designating an agency lead for PFAS, creating effluent limitations guidelines to prevent these chemicals from entering drinking water systems, and working with Congress and industry to establish a framework that "ensures the polluter pays and passive receivers are protected."
Critics, however, including the Environmental Defense Fund, have harshly condemned Zeldin's broader agenda, claiming his plans represent "the greatest increase in pollution in decades" that will lead to "more toxic chemicals, more cancers, more asthma attacks, and more dangers for pregnant women and their children."
As these changes unfold, the EPA appears to be gaining resources in some areas while losing them in others. The agency's chemicals office is expected to add more than 130 new employees to address the backlog of new chemicals and pesticides awaiting review, even as the overall agency faces potential budget cuts of more than 50% for the fiscal year beginning in October.