Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Senate Confirms <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LeeZeldin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeeZeldin</span></a> to Head <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> where hes charged with executing Trump’s orders to dismantle <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <br>Former NY congressman has little experience in environmental policy. He is expected to follow orders to weaken <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> rules. One rule, finalized last year, would cut <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tailpipe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tailpipe</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/greenhousegas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhousegas</span></a>, nation’s largest source of planet-warming <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a>, by compelling <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/automakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automakers</span></a> to increase sales of hybrid and EV.<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/climate/lee-zeldin-epa-confirmation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/29/climate</span><span class="invisible">/lee-zeldin-epa-confirmation.html</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/ZzEcb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/ZzEcb</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>