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Incompetence
EPA Repeals Endangerment Finding — Kills All Federal Climate Regulation
EPA Administrator Zeldin repealed the scientific finding underpinning all federal climate regulation, calling it "driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion." Mercury regulations were also gutted, raising projected emissions 23%.
Corruption & Grift
Scott Pruitt: 16 Ethics Investigations at EPA
EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigned after accumulating 16 simultaneous ethics investigations — including a $50/night lobbyist condo, a $43,000 soundproof phone booth, and using aides to seek a Chick-fil-A franchise for his wife.
Incompetence
Withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement — Twice
Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement — signed by 195 countries — making America the only nation on Earth to reject the accord. He did it again in his second term after Biden had rejoined.