🏭Trump Slashes Clean Air Programs: When Washington Abandons Your Lungs
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Trump's EPA has frozen or canceled $23.3 billion in clean energy grants and targeted air quality programs for elimination. Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to dismantle 31 federal air quality regulations.
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Why This Matters
Your Air:
EPA cuts affect soot standards, power plant pollution rules, and the scientific foundation of clean air laws—meaning dirtier air in your neighborhood.
Your Bills:
Canceled solar programs would have saved 900,000 families money on electricity, especially during heat waves.
Your Health:
Rolling back PFAS water standards could cause 9,600 preventable deaths and cost families $1.5 billion in health expenses annually.
Constitutional Power:
Trump claims national emergency authority to reshape environmental law, testing limits of executive power.
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Reversing PFAS water standards could lead to how many preventable deaths annually?
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How many working-class households would lose access to affordable solar under canceled programs?
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Which federal program providing disaster resilience funding did FEMA announce it was canceling?
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According to leaked memos, EPA's compliance office has halted enforcement of pollution regulations except in what circumstances?
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Trump's proposed budget would cut EPA's Office of Research and Development by how much?
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How many climate-related words has FEMA been ordered to remove from its documents?
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How much would repealing IRA incentives increase household electricity costs in 2026?
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What action did Trump take regarding Biden's Defense Production Act order for renewable energy?
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What percentage cut to EPA's budget does Trump propose?
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What EPA program that certifies energy-efficient appliances would be eliminated under Trump's plans?
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What is the legal foundation that EPA Administrator Zeldin plans to target that underpins the Clean Air Act?
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has identified exactly 31 environmental regulations for elimination.
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Trump's EPA has placed the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund director on administrative leave.
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