CAC’s Alt Responds to Lee Zeldin’s Confirmation as EPA Administrator
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 29, 2025
CONTACT: Gabrielle Levy, Glevy@cacampaign.org,(562) 673-697
Climate Action Campaign’s Alt Responds to Lee Zeldin’s Confirmation as EPA Administrator
WASHINGTON – Following the Senate confirmation of Lee Zeldin as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Action Campaign Director Margie Alt issued the following statement:
“Lee Zeldin’s confirmation as EPA administrator is a catastrophic blow to the health of Americans, the climate, and the economy.
“Under Zeldin’s leadership, the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer protect the American people and our communities – it will protect polluters. Zeldin’s public statements and record make it clear he will implement Trump’s anti-science, anti-clean energy Project 2025 agenda, prioritizing the interests of oil and gas CEOs at the expense of the clean air, water, and energy that Americans overwhelmingly support and rely on.
“This dangerous agenda that Zeldin will oversee will roll back vital pollution limits that protect us, abandon clean energy investments, and lock the country into reliance on dirty, expensive fossil fuels that cost families at the gas pump. Americans didn’t vote for dirtier air, more asthma attacks, or rising healthcare costs, yet that is exactly what Zeldin’s EPA will deliver. Vulnerable communities, especially children, and seniors will bear the brunt of these policies, while a few fossil fuel executives rake in profits.
“Zeldin’s backward-looking policies will stifle the progress we’ve made in tackling the climate crisis, limiting pollution that harms us and holding polluters accountable for the pollution they produce. Americans deserve an EPA administrator who will prioritize the health and safety of families over polluter profits. Zeldin’s confirmation is a tragic failure for all Americans.”
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Climate Action Campaign (CAC) is a vibrant coalition of advocacy organizations working together to drive ambitious, durable federal action to cut carbon pollution, address the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and accelerate the transition to clean energy. Our goal is to reduce carbon pollution and accelerate the transition to clean energy through policies focused on climate, justice, and jobs and expanding opportunity for all.
