Newly confirmed EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has wasted no time implementing policies aligned with the Trump administration, including a funding freeze and potential employee terminations. Zeldin's approach has sparked controversy, with Democratic senators raising concerns about the legality of the funding freeze and the impact on environmental programs.
While everyone was focused on the hearings of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, Lee Zeldin was quietly confirmed and sworn in as the 17th Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .
“As a probationary/trial period employee, the agency has the right to immediately terminate you,” the email states. Zeldin is also trying to stop the flood of monies from grants the agency was slated to provide, as he has proceeded with a funding freeze.Enjoy the sweet, sweet tears of the….U.S.
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