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Rabe explains Lee Zeldin as EPA pick under Trump

November 13, 2024 Deutsche Welle
Barry Rabe

Barry Rabe, Ford School professor emeritus, explains the changes possible if Lee Zeldin, a former Republican congressman becomes EPA director in the Trump administration. Rabe says Zeldin was in the past "very critical and hostile" to the EPA and that with his tenure, "it is quite possible that you could see a pivot and a repeal of some of those policies" implemented under the Biden administration. 

Barry Rabe

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Barry Rabe

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy
Rabe examines the political feasibility and durability of environmental and energy policy, with a particular emphasis on efforts to address climate change in the U.S. and other federal systems. His most recent books examine the politics of carbon pricing and the limitations of unilateral executive branch policy actions. Current research explores the politics of intensive but short-lived greenhouse gases, such as methane and HFCs. Recent policy engagement includes work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Interior, the Department of Commerce, and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.