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EPA: Largest Deregulatory Announcement in History

By Tom Robinson Mar 17, 2025 | 3:52 AM

(NAFB) The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, unveiled a series of actions to roll back environmental regulations, calling it the largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.

The 31 regulatory changes include power plant emission standards and limits, greenhouse gas reporting requirements, and car and truck emission regulations

.The EPA also announced that it would end its environmental justice programs. The agency previously put about 170 environmental justice staffers on leave.

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