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Lee Zeldin: “We don’t want to have an agency where we sit inside of headquarters acting like we know the air, land and water of all…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
We don’t want to have an agency where we sit inside of headquarters acting like we know the air, land and water of all the states and local communities better than the representatives and the residents of those states and those local communities.

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Describing the approach of the EPA towards state collaboration.

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