Zeldin testified before the House Appropriations subcommittee on the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request, which, if passed, would cut the agency’s budget in half. Democrats on the committee pressed the administrator over his agency’s moves to repeal climate-related programs and regulations.
“This is an administration that is hellbent on ignoring science,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) said.
DeLauro cited Zeldin’s attendance earlier this month at an event hosted by the Heartland Institute, a nonprofit organization known for promoting climate change skepticism and opposition to measures meant to curb emissions.
DeLauro cited several EPA moves to reverse climate policies imposed by Democratic presidential administrations, such as February’s reversal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which concluded that six greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare. She added that the agency has weakened regulations on emissions and methane pollution.
Zeldin defended his agency’s actions,
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