The Bad Placeundefined | EPA chief Lee Zeldin tells climate skeptics to "celebrate vindication"
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin used the keynote address at a Heartland Institute conference on April 8 to celebrate the Trump administration’s repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding,” the scientific determination that had underpinned federal rules to curb greenhouse‑gas emissions. Zeldin told the largely climate‑skeptical audience that the repeal marked “a day to celebrate vindication,” positioning the move as a correction of decades‑long “unthinking adherence” to what he called liberal alarmism about climate change.
Environmental groups slammed the appearance, calling it a platform for “disinformation” and accusing the EPA of rallying climate deniers at a time when extreme weather events are becoming more frequent. Joe Bonfiglio of the Environmental Defense Fund described the Heartland Institute as “a disinformation factory” and said Zeldin’s speech was “tone‑deaf” and “insulting” to Americans facing rising gasoline prices and heat‑related disasters. An EPA spokeswoman dismissed the criticism, saying the agency had shifted away from “radical ideology” and was now guided by “gold‑standard science” rather than “doomsday models.”
The repeal eliminates the legal basis for nearly all climate‑related regulations under the Clean Air Act, including greenhouse‑gas standards for cars, trucks, power plants and other stationary sources. Experts warn the change could trigger a broader undoing of climate protections, while nearly two dozen states, cities, and health‑environment groups have already filed legal challenges. The controversy highlights the stark contrast between the Trump administration’s aggressive rollback of environmental rules and the growing urgency of climate impacts such as stronger hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and record‑breaking heat events.
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