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Budget Cuts at Trump EPA Become Flashpoint at a Heated Hearing — and, Democrats Say, May Kill People
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin clashed with Democratic senators on May 21, 2025, during a Senate hearing in Washington about Trump's proposed 55% budget cut to the agency.
- The conflict arose after Zeldin proposed terminating billions in Biden-era green bank grants and rolling back environmental and climate regulations to reduce agency size and spending.
- Democrats, led by Senator Adam Schiff, criticized the proposed EPA budget cuts, warning they would lead to increased pollution and higher cancer rates, and accused Zeldin of neglecting the agency’s responsibility to safeguard both environmental quality and public health.
- Zeldin called Schiff an "aspiring fiction writer" and said the Trump administration is cracking down on waste, while Whitehouse and Justice Department lawyers denied Zeldin's fraud claims about grants.
- The heated exchanges highlighted sharp partisan divides over environment policy, with Democrats warning the cuts would harm public health and Republicans emphasizing fiscal oversight.
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EPA chief clashes with Senate Democrats over Trump-era cuts to pollution and health programs
A bitter Senate hearing erupted into shouting as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin defended sweeping grant cuts and environmental rollbacks under President Trump, sparring with Democrats over transparency and health impacts.Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill.In short:Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) challenged Zeldin’s claims that the EPA conducted individual reviews before canceling grants, citing contradictory state…
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Tom Cole Fights Against EPA Budget Cuts for His District - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration’s proposed budget cuts billions in Environmental Protection Agency funds, but Rep. Tom Cole, the top appropriator in the House, doesn’t want environmental research in his district to become collateral damage.Cole, an Oklahoma Republican who has a reputation for working as a bipartisan negotiator, may think that the EPA’s budget is bloated, as he put it, but he’s focused on making sure resources for his district remain in…
Nuke plant monitors say Trump cuts jeopardize safety
HAMPTON, N.H. — The Seabrook Station nuclear power plant got a “green” bill of health in 2024 from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, with only two minor issues noted, according to NRC inspectors who held a public, town hall-style meeting Wednesday…
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