EPA administrator Michael Regan on Tuesday defended his agency’s regulatory drive this spring, which in the past week has included a host of new power plant standards designed to reduce air, climate and water pollution.
He also tangled with Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), while separately fielding questions about Inflation Reduction Act funding and “forever chemicals” on farms.
Regan at one point called a question from a Republican on child labor and EVs “ridiculous.”
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Here are some takeaways from the administrator’s appearance before the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee.
