The EPA is responsible for approving and regulating pesticides used on farms and regulating air and water pollution from meatpacking plants and other food processing facilities, but the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing to consider Trump’s nominee to lead the agency barely touched on those issues. Zeldin presented himself as a practical administrator who would follow the law and safeguard “clean air and water.” Zeldin acknowledged the reality of climate change but sidestepped specific questions around how his EPA would regulate planet-warming emissions. Other food and agriculture issues that came up briefly included the long-controversial Waters of the U.S. rule that regulates farm runoff, PFAS contamination, and air quality in California’s Central Valley. (Link to this post)
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