How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
Lee Zeldin, head of the EPA under the second Trump administration, is leading a sweeping dismantling of environmental protections and scientific infrastructure at the agency, reversing decades of public health policy in favor of fossil fuel interests. His actions, including the repeal of
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