Innovation Over Regulation: A New Approach to Environmental Protection

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Donald Trump is taking a different approach to environmental protection. Instead of focusing on regulations, they are encouraging innovation.

Administrator Lee Zeldin's Insights

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin shared his thoughts on this new direction during an event with Breitbart News.

• High Standards: Zeldin has seen firsthand how high the standards for environmental care are in the United States.
• Collaboration: He has met with many companies, industries, and communities. They all strive to meet these high standards.
• Innovation: He believes that innovation and using our own energy resources is safer and better for the environment.

Innovative Projects Across the Country

Texas: Exxon Mobil's Plastic Breakdown

• Project: Exxon Mobil is breaking down plastic into raw materials.
• Significance: This is just one of many exciting projects happening across the country.

Recent Groundbreakings

• West Memphis, Arkansas: A $4 billion data center.
• Idaho Falls, Idaho: A nuclear project.
• Cheyenne, Wyoming: A new data center.

Mining and Natural Gas Expansion

• Cheyenne, Wyoming: A new mining operation.
• Arizona: A $5.3 billion natural gas expansion project. This project will transport natural gas from the Permian Basin to Arizona.

Zeldin's Perspective on Firsthand Experience

• Importance of Experience: Zeldin believes that experiencing these projects firsthand is important.
• Critique of Regulation-Focused Approach: He thinks that people who only talk about regulations from an office in D.C. may not be as well prepared.
• Description of Work: He describes the work being done as very "multi-dimensional."