Summary
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, announced the repeal of the legal foundation used to enforce federal rules for climate change. He made this statement at a conference attended by climate change skeptics, suggesting they should "celebrate vindication."
Key Facts
- Lee Zeldin is the head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Zeldin repealed the "endangerment finding" from 2009, which supported federal climate rules.
- The announcement was made at an event by the Heartland Institute.
- The Heartland Institute is a conservative group that disagrees with mainstream climate science.
- Zeldin claimed the repeal corrected past policies he viewed as misguided.
- The 2009 "endangerment finding" was central to efforts to manage climate change.
