Trump's EPA Head Lee Zeldin Confronted Over Climate Change Remarks on CNN

President Donald Trump's environmental head, Lee Zeldin, faced a challenging moment on CNN when his previous statements on climate change were brought into question. CNN anchor Katie Hunt questioned Zeldin about his recent decision to overturn the 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten human health. She pointed out that Zeldin appeared skeptical of the scientific consensus on man-made climate change, to which he responded defensively, suggesting that the EPA's authority is limited to what is outlined in the law and that Congress should make such determinations. Hunt then played a clip from 2016 where Zeldin emphasized the importance of addressing climate change by reducing fossil fuel dependence and promoting clean energy. When asked if his views had changed, Zeldin paused before asserting that climate change has always been a natural phenomenon and that the focus should be on energy independence. This shift highlights the ongoing debate within the U.S. government regarding environmental policies. The Paris Climate Agreement, which aimed to limit global temperature rise, was abandoned by Trump in 2017 but rejoined by the Biden administration in 2021. Trump had previously i...