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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday defended his decision to repeal the legal determination that serves as the basis for federal rules to slow climate change, telling a gathering of climate change skeptics they should “celebrate vindication.”

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made the remarks in the keynote address at a conference hosted by the Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank that rejects mainstream climate science and what it calls “climate alarmism.” Zeldin told the gathering that repeal of the 2009 “endangerment finding” reversed decades of unthinking adherence to liberal politicians and environmental groups about the dangers of climate change.

  • Denvil@lemmy.mlEnglish
    6·
    1 hour ago

    The head of the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t believe in environmental protection? Unfortunately that checks out right about now

  • Sanctus@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    5·
    2 hours ago

    Lee Zeldin is telling us to celebrate the murder of our entire planet and all its ecosystems. He should be hung from his ankles.

  • WesternInfidels@feddit.onlineEnglish
    21·
    4 hours ago

    There are a lot of problems with this, but a pretty telling one, I think, is: That’s not even what “vindication” means. The global-warming-denial position would be vindicated – proven, justified, confirmed – by years or decades worth of data showing that the environment isn’t heating up.

    Demonstrating that you have the political power to change the rules in spite of the data is not vindication, it’s just gloating.

    Any dictionary could straighten this out for him, if he were interested in expert opinions, in being correct. But they’re not. Flouting the definitions is part of the bully strategy: “My will is your reality, peasant.”

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      10·
      4 hours ago

      It’s like the US official who told the Pope he was wrong because the USA has more weapons than he does. Fascists don’t appreciate truth or morality, just force.

      • Jhex@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        4 hours ago

        just force.

        Until it’s applied against them… then they are all hapless victims

        • frunch@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          4 hours ago

          Can already hear them: “What the fuck?! Don’t you know fighting back is unfair?!?”

          It’s really no wonder these guys set up an island to sexually abuse minors