1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

The EPA's repeal of the Endangerment Finding, the scientific backbone confirming that greenhouse gas pollution endangers human health and welfare, is a dangerous, blatant betrayal of the EPA's mission. I am calling on the EPA to follow science and honor its mission to protect human health and the environment. For the sake of public health, environmental integrity, and accountability, Lee Zeldin must resign. When President Richard Nixon created the EPA in 1970, he was clear about its purpose: "Clean air, clean water, open spaces-these should once again be the birthright of every American. If we act now, they can be." Now, 55 years later, that promise is being dismantled as Zelden systematically tears down clean air and water protections to benefit fossil fuel giants at everyone else’s expense. The record is clear. Under Administrator Zeldin, the EPA is pursuing or implementing at least 31 deregulatory actions that would: Weaken pollution standards for power plants, vehicles, methane emissions, and hazardous air pollutants. Roll back enforcement of critical methane rules. Dismantle environmental justice programs and independent scientific advisory bodies. Undermine the legal foundations that allow the EPA to regulate climate pollution. 
For the 181 million Americans who recreate outdoors and the $1.2 trillion outdoor economy, these rollbacks threaten the clean air, clean water, stable seasons, and public lands we all depend on, putting frontline and rural communities at the greatest risk. Climate action is not possible without a functioning EPA grounded in science, law, and public service. Administrator Zeldin has shown he is unwilling or unable to meet that responsibility.