House Democrats are seeking information from EPA on staff purges and new policies as the agency barrels ahead with a reorganization plan.
Sixteen Democrats, led by Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois, submitted a submitted a request Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain a trove of documents from EPA.
“At your January 16 confirmation hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, you pledged to be ‘transparent and accountable to Congress and the public,” the group wrote to EPA administrator Lee Zeldin.
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“Your response will help address our concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) implementation of the President’s various executive orders and other actions,” they added.
