Zeldin Defends EPA Grant Cuts, Says Reorganization in Works (1)

EPA chief Lee Zeldin on Monday firmly defended the agency’s stance on clawing back federal grants, in spite of recent losses in federal court.

“I have a duty to make sure that we don’t light on fire billions of dollars in tax dollars,” Zeldin told reporters during a press briefing. “And I, as administrator of EPA, am not going to stand before any member of the media and get bullied into lighting billions of dollars on fire.”

Zeldin’s press briefing comes days after the US District Court for the District ...