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His work cleaned up Superfund sites. The Trump administration fired him.

 



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A house is seen near the Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images)
The biggest environmental rollback in history
Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced plans to begin the process of gutting federal rules to safeguard our health, air, water, and climate. Previously, Earthjustice successfully defended many of these safeguards in court and will do so again.
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Earthjustice won 85% of the time against the first Trump administration. Should the EPA undo settled law and irrefutable facts, we expect to see this administration in court.
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The Environmental Protection Agency must prioritize protecting families, communities, and our health
Trump’s EPA is abandoning the agency’s mandate to protect the health of the American people and granting the wish list of fossil fuel industries from coal-fired power plants to oil and gas drillers. We must hold Administrator Zeldin accountable and demand he uphold bedrock environmental protections that will safeguard our clean air and clean water and protect our communities from toxic chemicals.
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EPA staff members stand near a sign warning of hazardous materials on the waste rock dam at the Sulphur Bank mercury mine Superfund site in Clearlake Oaks, California. EPA's Superfund program is responsible for cleaning up some of the nation's most contaminated sites. (Jane Tyska / Digital First Media / East Bay Times via Getty Images)
His work cleaned up Superfund sites. The Trump administration fired him.
Thousands of firings across the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies put our environment and public health at risk. One fired public servant shares his story.
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Laura Beth Resnick owns and runs Butterbee Farm in White Hall, Maryland. Resnick was approved for a grant through the Inflation Reduction Act that would have reimbursed half the cost of her solar panels, which was later withdrawn. (Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice)
“I’m worried about what that means for the future of farming.”
Laura Beth Resnick owns and runs Butterbee Farm in White Hall, Maryland. Resnick was approved for a grant through the Inflation Reduction Act that would have reimbursed half the cost of her solar panels, which was later withdrawn. Earthjustice is suing the Trump administration on behalf of Resnick and many others for reneging on those funding promises.
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In Conversation: Taking on the Trump administration
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A view of wildflowers and the Mule Mountains located in Chuckwalla National Monument. (Bob Wick)
National monuments are at risk
Attacks on the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California would jeopardize countless sacred sites, landscapes, and cultural resources that Tribal leaders and local communities fought for years to be protected.
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Photo Credits (top to bottom):
Stephanie Keith / Getty Images, Jane Tyska / Digital First Media / East Bay Times via Getty Images, Alyssa Schukar for Earthjustice, Bob Wick

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