Very Fake News: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Attacks ‘Dishonest’ New York Times over Gold-Standard Pollution Rules

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin attacked the “dishonest” New York Times for pushing a “fake news claim” that the agency is no longer considering “lives saved” when setting regulations.

“Yet another dishonest, fake news claim courtesy of the New York Times. Not only is the EXACT OPPOSITE of this headline the actual truth, but the Times is already VERY WELL AWARE that EPA will still be considering lives saved when setting pollution limits. The Times’ unyielding commitment to destroying journalism is second to none,” Zeldin wrote on X about the Times‘ article, “E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution,” which cited internal emails and documents.

The Times report claimed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will no longer calculate “gains from the health benefits”