Overview
- EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, testifying Monday on the 2027 plan, defended cutting the agency to $4.2 billion in a hearing that produced a viral clash with Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
- He cited Loper Bright, West Virginia v. EPA, and Michigan v. EPA to argue the Clean Air Act does not authorize broad climate rules without clear direction from Congress.
- Members of both parties warned they will resist steep reductions to state and tribal grants, with Chair Mike Simpson saying those funds will not be cut by 83 percent.
- The exchange turned sharp over glyphosate after Zeldin warned against ingesting it and DeLauro shot back, as the Supreme Court heard a case on Bayer’s Roundup warning labels.
- In a separate hearing Tuesday, Zeldin said EPA will issue updated guidance this week to explain compliance under the oil and gas methane rule, which operators say could force shut-ins without clarity.