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EPA chief wraps national tour as critics slam deregulation agenda
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin just capped off a nine-and-a-half month 50-state tour around the country talking to various folks impacted by his agency’s policies.
Zeldin completed his tour Friday after having made numerous reforms while on the road, including an agreement with Mexico to stop their wastewater from continuing to flow into the United States, a new directive that will help expedite the cleanup of nuclear waste in Missouri, rescission of an emissions rule and new guidance on diesel exhaust fuel aimed at helping farmers and truckers.
Meanwhile, Zeldin also visited sites of major environmental disasters, such as East Palestine, Ohio, which is still dealing with the after-effects of a major chemical spill that happened during the Biden administration, and Los Angeles, which has recently seen several devastating wildfires.
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Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters Building in Washington DC (Getty)
«From business owners to trade workers, elected officials to residents impacted by environmental challenges, I’ve been soliciting feedback on any and every way the Trump EPA can fix everything,» Zeldin said after the culmination of his tour.
One of the accomplishments Zeldin is touting includes a July Memorandum of Understanding to address sewage spillage from the Tijuana River. Raw sewage has been flowing into Southern California from Mexico for decades, which Zeldin’s EPA said has led to beaches being forced to close, harm to the region’s economy and sickness on either side of the border.
EPA administrator Zeldin also released an «EPA Region 7 Status Update for West Lake Landfill Superfund Site» located in Bridgeton, Missouri and Coldwater Creek. The update cut two years off the initial start date of the project, according to the EPA. The waste is scheduled to be entirely cleaned up by 2038.
Another reform includes rescinding guidance from the «Preparation of Clean Air Act Section (CAA) 179B Demonstrations for Nonattainment Areas Affected by International Transport of Emissions.» Zeldin’s EPA said that the guidance made it «unnecessary difficult» for states to prove that foreign air pollution was harming Americans, not theirs, and seek regulatory relief under the Clean Air Act. Zeldin said this was of major concern for elected officials and business owners in Arizona and Utah.
Part of this reform will include a reevaluation of a determination by the federal government of how much international emissions are impacting residents in the Wasatch Waterfront area, in Utah.
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks as he tours Nucor Steel Berkeley with U.S. Vice President JD Vance on May 1, 2025, in Huger, South Carolina. (Kevin Lamarque-Pool/Getty Images)
Zeldin also announced in Iowa that new action would be taken to «protect» farmers, truckers and other individuals who need to operate diesel-fueled engines during his trip. In conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration, the government is pushing engine and equipment manufacturers to revise emissions control system software in existing vehicles and equipment that has been compelling sudden speed and power losses and costing businesses a lot of money in order to comply with strict regulations.
«Together we are empowering the great American comeback,» Zeldin insists in a video his team posted to social media about the conclusion of his tour. However, there are some folks who disagree with Zeldin.
«Administrator Zeldin is supposed to safeguard the environment and public health, yet under his watch the Trump EPA is fast-tracking new pesticides — including several containing PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ that build up in our bodies and never break down,» Alex Formuzis, spokesperson for the Environmental Working Group, told Fox News Digital. «At the same time, he is tearing apart core protections on toxic air pollution, contaminated drinking water, hazardous industrial discharges, and even bedrock legal decisions that allow the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes and smokestacks under the Clean Air Act.»
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Zeldin was «alarmingly right» about enacting one of the «biggest de-regulatory action[s]» in history, Formuzis added, calling it «a wholesale retreat from facts, science and environmental and public health protection.»
«Hardly an agenda to make Americans healthy,» he added.
Climate activists protest in New York City. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Environmental groups have sued Zeldin’s EPA and the Trump administration over many of their regulatory rollbacks. Earthjustice Action and WE ACT for Environmental Justice have recently challenged Zeldin’s bid to scrap federal greenhouse-gas reporting rules in a Nov. 3 filing.
«The climate crisis is a public health crisis, and EPA’s proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program will exacerbate both,» the groups wrote. «At a time when millions of Americans are losing access to healthcare and millions more are seeing polluting data centers and energy generators built in their backyards, it is imperative that EPA uphold its mission to protect human health and the environment.»
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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California argues that President Donald Trump’s ouster of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is the latest sign of decline for the Republican president.
«Donald Trump is in retreat,» Newsom said Thursday evening in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the latest stop on his national book tour. «Today is a perfect example — the first firing of a high-profile Cabinet member.»
The firing of Noem, a one-time MAGA rock star and close ally of the president who was steering Trump’s centerpiece policy of mass deportations as part of the White House crackdown on illegal immigration, rocked the nation’s capital and the political world.
Trump’s move to remove Noem from the top spot at the Department of Homeland Security came amid mounting criticism of her performance not only from Democrats, but also among some Republicans and members of Trump’s political circle.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is sworn in before she testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
Newsom, a vocal Trump critic who is likely to seek the presidency in 2028, hours earlier took to social media after the news about Noem broke to write «BYE GIRL!»
At his New Hampshire stop, Newsom claimed that «the dark heart of the administration is not Kristi Noem, it’s Stephen Miller,» who is White House deputy chief of staff and a longtime top Trump advisor dating back to the president’s first White House run in 2016.
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«It had Noem’s fingerprints all over it, but it was Stephen Miller’s handbook, and he needs to be next,» Newsom said, as he referred to the 2025 move by Trump to send National Guard troops to California in response to immigration protests.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for reaction to Newsom’s comments but had not received a response at the time this story published.
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller listens during a meeting with President Donald Trump and oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 2026. ( Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Newsom’s latest book tour stop came two days after Democrats’ turnout in Tuesday’s primaries in Texas surged to record levels, a promising sign for the party out of power ahead of this year’s midterm elections, when the GOP will be defending its narrow majorities in the House and Senate.
«Donald Trump is the leader of the get out the vote for the Democratic Party,» Newsom emphasized, as he discussed this week’s primary elections.
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Newsom’s stop in New Hampshire, the state that for a century has traditionally held the first presidential primary in the race for the White House, fueled further speculation about a 2028 run by the two-term governor of solidly blue California.
The tour also recently took Newsom to South Carolina, and he stopped in Nevada on Wednesday. Both states, along with New Hampshire, hold crucial early voting presidential primaries in the Democratic calendar and all three are vying for the top spot in the party’s 2028 nominating schedule.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who is considered a likely contender for the 2028 presidential election, speaks about his new memoir «Young Man in a Hurry,» during a book tour event in the state which traditionally holds the nation’s first primary election for president every four years, at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Newsom’s book tour for his memoir, «Young Man in a Hurry,» has not been without controversy.
At a book event in Los Angeles recently, Newsom stirred controversy by comparing Israel to an «apartheid state.»
On Thursday, he explained that he was referring to a column by nationally known political commentator and author Tom Friedman, amid the ongoing U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran. The weeklong strikes have resulted in the deaths of many of Iran’s top leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Newsom said, «Tom used that word apartheid as it relates to the direction that Israel leader Benjamin Netanyahu, a Trump ally, ‘is going, particularly on the annexation of the West Bank.’»
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«I’m very angry about this war with all due respect, not because I’m angry the supreme leader is dead, quite the contrary. I’m not naive about the last 37 years of his reign, 47 years since the ’79 revolution,» the governor said.
But taking aim at Trump, Newsom added, «I’m also mindful that you have a president who still is inarticulate and incapable of giving us the rationale of, why, why? Now, what’s the end game?»
Newsom’s memoir chronicles his life from a childhood where he coped with dyslexia to his current role as California governor and a high profile national politician.
At a book tour event in March in Atlanta, Newsom’s remarks about his low SAT test scores and his difficulty reading speeches were pummeled by many on the right as being racially insensitive to Black people.
The governor pushed back, calling the criticism «MAGA-manufactured outrage.»
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Newsom is the latest potential Democratic 2028 presidential contender to stop in New Hampshire.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, center, and Rep. Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, a Democratic Senate candidate, campaign in Manchester, New Hampshire, Feb. 19, 2026. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who finished a close second to Sen. Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire’s 2020 Democratic presidential primary, made a three-day swing through the state in February.
And Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, who stopped in New Hampshire in autumn 2025, returns this weekend. Rep. Ro Khanna of California, another likely White House hopeful, also just returned to the Granite State.
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The most recent poll in the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination race in the first-in-the-nation presidential primary state, conducted in February by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, indicated Buttigieg at 20% support, with Newsom and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York at 15%.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ 2024 nominee, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona each stood at 10%, with everyone sampled in the survey registering in single digits.
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Gran Bretaña podría cambiar de posición y pasar de una postura “defensiva” a una “ofensiva” en la guerra contra Irán, a la que hasta ahora considera “ilegal”. Los aviones de la Real Fuerza Aérea podrían atacar legalmente las bases de misiles iraníes utilizadas para atacar activos británicos en Oriente Medio, según declaró David Lammy, viceprimer ministro y ministro de justicia laborista.
El viceprimer ministro afirmó que, por el momento, los aviones británicos F35 y typhoon solo estaban derribando misiles y drones disparados por Irán contra aliados en la región.
Sin embargo, afirmó que existía una base legal para que atacaran directamente las bases iraníes, en caso de ser utilizadas para lanzar ataques.
Declaró a BBC Breakfast: «Es totalmente legal proteger a nuestra gente y a nuestro personal. Por lo tanto, disponemos de toda la capacidad operativa en esas circunstancias».
Al preguntársele si el Reino Unido podría disparar legalmente contra una base iraní en previsión de un ataque, el sr. Lammy respondió: «Entiendo que sería legal».
Los conservadores respaldarían los ataques de la RAF contra bases de misiles iraníes.
Kemi Badenoch, líder conservadora, afirmó que apoyaría que los aviones de la RAF atacaran bases de lanzamiento de misiles iraníes.
“Es lo correcto. De lo contrario, estamos permitiendo que nuestro personal militar corra peligro. Tenemos que pensar en ellos. Si se tratara de un ataque nuclear, Dios no lo quiera, sería demasiado tarde. No siempre puedes esperar a que te ataquen. A veces hay que asegurarse de llegar primero para impedir que puedan dañar a los ciudadanos”, dijo.
En declaraciones a BBC Breakfast, declaró que le gustaría ver una «desescalada». Pero añadió: «Estamos en esta guerra, nos guste o no, porque hemos establecido bases en países extranjeros y necesitamos protegerlos. Y lo que me preocupa es que nuestro gobierno parece tener miedo de hacer algo y solo quiere que desaparezca, y necesitamos ser más fuertes que eso».
Gran Bretaña posee acuerdos de defensa con varios países del Golfo, que reclaman más ayuda, cuando Gran Bretaña se ha enfrentado a la administración Trump por el conflicto y por no permitirle el uso ofensivo de sus bases militares. Una posición que llevó a Trump a decir que el primer ministro británico, Sir Keir Starmer, “no es Winston Churchill”.
El embajador de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos en el Reino Unido afirmó que su país valoraba el apoyo británico, pero que un mayor apoyo «siempre era bienvenido».
Sus comentarios se producen después de que Emiratos Árabes Unidos se uniera a Chipre en sus críticas a la respuesta de Starmer a los ataques de represalia de Teherán.
Mansoor Abulhoul declaró a Times Radio: «La relación entre los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y el Reino Unido es increíblemente importante y sólida. Y valoramos el apoyo y la coordinación que nos ha brindado el Reino Unido. Pero en tiempos de crisis y desafíos, y en tiempos de guerra, siempre agradecemos más apoyo de nuestros amigos y aliados cercanos».
Añadió que Emiratos Árabes Unidos habían estado gestionando los ataques «increíblemente bien, con altas tasas de interceptación«. «Las instituciones están funcionando», añadió. «La vida continúa».
Abulhoul afirmó que el objetivo de Emiratos Árabes Unidos era «contener» el conflicto, pero que su país «se reserva el derecho de proteger nuestros intereses».
«Las decisiones sobre seguridad nacional son políticas, no legales«. Lord Sedwill, un exasesor de seguridad nacional, declaró así ante el debate sobre el uso de bases británicas para ataques contra Irán.
«Son decisiones de ministros del Consejo de Seguridad Nacional, no decisiones legales de abogados. Y es completamente legítimo que el gobierno diga que el interés de seguridad nacional del Reino Unido significa que no vamos a involucrarnos directamente en esta campaña militar en Irán«, dijo lord Sedwill este viernes.
«Por supuesto, la acción militar debe ser legal, pero permitir o no el uso de nuestras bases es una decisión política. En 2018, actuamos junto con Estados Unidos y Francia contra el programa de armas químicas de Siria. Fue legal, pero fue fundamentalmente una decisión política de los ministros, que lo consideraron en interés de la seguridad nacional del Reino Unido», aseguró.
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FLASHBACK: Dem Senate nominee called illegal aliens ‘constituents,’ gave advice on evading ICE
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James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, once posted information to social media, letting illegal aliens know they could evade detention as law enforcement grappled with a wave of immigration under President Donald Trump’s first term.
In a graphic put out by United We Dream, an activist group that supports abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Talarico encouraged viewers not to open their doors, not to sign any documentation without an attorney, to take pictures of ICE agents and to «fight back.»
«Undocumented Americans are folks who work in our businesses, learn in our schools and contribute to our communities — but lack citizenship documentation,» Talarico said in a post to X in 2019.
«As a Texas legislator, they’re also my constituents,» he added.
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D-TX) speaks to supporters at a campaign event on March 3, 2026, in Talarico’s hometown of Round Rock, Texas. Texans went to the polls to vote for Democratic and Republican primary candidates ahead of November’s midterm elections. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Talarico’s 2019 posts come as he wages a Senate campaign in the Lone Star State that’s attracted national attention. His comments clash with efforts to position himself as a pro-enforcement candidate.
In 2019, Talarico was in his second year of serving Texas as a state legislator.
At the time of his post, the United States reported an explosion of CBP Southwest Border Apprehensions, according to data published by the agency. In July alone, CBP reported 81,000 apprehensions — down from a peak of 144,000 in May — as immigrants feeling instability and crime in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador poured into the U.S.
For context, CBP reported just 40,000 apprehensions in July 2018, the year before.
In response to inquiries from Fox News Digital about the post, Talarico’s campaign said his message has focused on targeting individuals who threaten the public safety of the U.S.
«James has been clear that we should be spending precious law enforcement resources cracking down on the cartels, not our communities; deporting gang members, not small business owners; and hunting down human traffickers, not moms and babies,» Talarico spokesperson JT Ennis said in a statement.
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Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks at a primary election watch party Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
At least one GOP onlooker said they believe Talarico is disguising a leniency he would take much further.
«James Talarico stands with dangerous criminal illegal aliens, not law enforcement,» Republican National Committee representative Zach Kraft said, reacting to Talarico’s 2019 post.
«He is an open borders lunatic who wants to abolish ICE, put a welcome mat on the southern border, and greet every illegal alien with a warm hug and taxpayer-funded healthcare.»
Talarico, who just beat out progressive candidate Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas., in a heated Senate primary, now looks to win over voters in November’s general election.
If elected, he would become Texas’ first Democratic senator since Sen. Bob Krueger in 1993.
It’s still unclear who Talarico will be facing in the general election due to a Republican runoff between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
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Left: Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, April 9, 2025; Right: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) meeting on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland (Left: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Right: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
When asked about immigration enforcement in the past, Talarico likened his views on enforcement to the entry of a home.
«Our border should be like a front porch — it should have a welcome mat out front and a lock on the door,» Talarico wrote on his website.
Among other immigration policies, Talarico supports increasing ICE resources for public safety and national security, banning the use of masks by ICE agents, creating a pathway to legalization for certain undocumented immigrants, hiring more immigration judges and modernizing security at ports of entry.
Talarico’s campaign believes his views separate him from his Republican competition.
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«While James fights for immigration policies a majority of Texans support, Cornyn, Paxton, and the billionaires who prop them up are trying to smear James because this people-powered movement is a threat to their wealth and power,» Talarico’s campaign said.
Talarico will face down his Republican opponent on Nov. 3, 2025.
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