Last week, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stood alongside President Trump to announce the end of the Endangerment Finding—a foundational part of EPA’s ability to protect us from climate change. He called it the “largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” We call it betrayal. With this decision, Zeldin and the entire Trump administration made it clear that EPA has no intention of working to make America healthy again.
Tell Congress: Hold Zeldin Accountable for Corrupting EPA’s Mission
Moms Director and Co-Founder, Dominique Browning, spoke with Scripps News about the rollback, warning that abandoning the Endangerment Finding will lead to more premature deaths, millions more asthma attacks, billions of dollars in healthcare costs, and higher electricity costs for children and families across the nation. Dominique was also quoted criticizing Zeldin’s decision as morally indefensible and aggressively ruthless in The New Lede, The Guardian, and The Verge.
Several Moms were featured in other outlets expressing their fear and disappointment with EPA. Ten-year-old Kids Clean Air Force member Talia called EPA’s actions “terrifying” in The Guardian, stating that she shouldn’t have to be at a rally fighting for her future. Pennsylvania Field Organizer Vanessa Lynch agreed, telling Inside Climate News, “We need to be able to depend on the EPA to live up to their job of protecting people and families across the country.”
In other news
- Moms Project Manager Danielle Berkowitz-Sklar‘s (pictured) op-ed in El Tiempo Latino praises Bad Bunny for using his platform to amplify Puerto Rico’s struggle for self-determination and climate justice.
- At a statewide public comment session on data center proposals, Moms Wisconsin Field Organizer, Jayne Black, urged the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to reject the proposals, which, with their colossal energy demands, would “shape utility bills for years to come.” CBS 58 captures her comments.
- In The Hill, Moms member Misti Allison explains her lingering anxiety three years after the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment and toxic chemical spill. She commends the newly implemented East Palestine Trail Derailment Health Research Program, which she believes is an important step in the continuum of response.
- National Manager for Health Equity Almeta Cooper talks to E&E News about the Trump administration’s proposal to roll back fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, saying that this move puts people’s health—and their wallets—at risk.
Honorable mentions
Over the last few weeks, Moms earned mentions in The Cool Down, the Charleston Gazette-Mail, the New Mexico Sun, the Elizabethton Star, and the Los Alamos Daily Post.
Tell Congress: Hold Zeldin Accountable for Corrupting EPA’s Mission