"Jewish and Christian faith leaders responded to Lee Zeldin’s comments with “righteous anger” and called for policies that support a more just, livable world."
"When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made a defiant reference to “climate change religion” in order to justify a plan to roll back environmental protections, American faith leaders and scholars reacted with confusion, sadness and anger.
On March 12, the agency announced 31 actions to reconsider restrictions on air and water pollution and end the agency’s mandate to respond to climate change under the Clean Air Act.
“We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age,” Zeldin wrote in a Wall Street Journal commentary promoting the plans. An EPA press release declared March 12 “the most consequential day of deregulation in American history” and claimed the actions would lead to savings of trillions of dollars in regulatory costs to businesses and “hidden taxes” on American families."
James Bruggers reports for Inside Climate News March 31, 2025.