United States Environmental Protection Agency make ’largest deregulatory announcement in US history’ for Trump

Max Corstorphan
The Nightly
The EPA are initiating ‘31 historic actions’ to fulfil US President Donald Trump promise of America’s golden age.
The EPA are initiating ‘31 historic actions’ to fulfil US President Donald Trump promise of America’s golden age. Credit: JIM WATSON/AFP

US President Donald Trump has announced the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reconsidering “suffocating rules that restrict the US economy, with the US Constitution set to become the rule of the land for all regulatory consideration.

Mr Trump shared a video of EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin who said: “The ‘Green New Scam’ ends as the EPA does its part to usher in the golden age of American success.”

“Today, the Environmental Protection Agency is initiating 31 historic actions to fulfil President Trump’s promise to unleash American energy, revitalise our auto industry, restore the rule of law and give power back to the states,” Mr Zeldin said.

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“The EPA will be reconsidering many suffocating rules that restrict nearly every sector of our economy

Mr Zeldin said the Clean Power Plan 2.0, Mercury and Air Toxic Standard, Particulate Matter 2.5, Quato B, C and light, medium and heavy car and truck rules were all on the chopping block.

“Among many other actions, today’s momentous day also includes the 2009 Endangerment Findings, along with all actions that rely on it,” Mr Zeldin said.

“I’ve been told the endangerment finding is the holy grail of the climate change religion.

“To me, the US Constitution and the laws of this nation will be strictly interpreted and followed, no exceptions.

Mr Zeldin said the move, which Mr Trump has promoted from the campaign trail all the way to his return to the White House would restore “American success”.

“Today the green new scam ends.”

The shift from using the 2009 Endangerment Findings to the US Constitution for environmental decision opens a floodgate for potential change for the United States businesses, with the economy priorities far above the planet.

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