Reports Say EPA Employees are Being Informally Told Not to Enforce Rules Against Oil Firms
Different sources have revealed that employees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are being told not to enforce regulations against oil companies. This instruction, which sources note was verbally issued, comes as pressure to reduce scrutiny of the industry mounts within the agency. These efforts to decrease enforcement align with deregulation policies being authorized by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, at the bidding of President Donald Trump who pledged to increase production for the oil and gas industry. Thus far, the agency has eased pollution and climate rules finalized under President Biden’s tenure, especially those that kept fossil fuel emissions in…
