CNN Host Frustrated as EPA Director Zeldin Clarifies Agency's Regulatory Power

EPA's Regulatory Authority

• 🎯 EPA Director Lee Zeldin clarifies that the agency must follow the plain language of the law and cannot interpret vague language as discretionary power.
• 🏛️ Zeldin states that the Supreme Court has made it clear the EPA does not have the power to create regulations beyond what is explicitly granted by law, emphasizing that decisions regarding the Clean Air Act amendments are for Congress to make.

Interpretation of the Law

• ⚖️ Zeldin pushes back against the idea of rewriting regulations or filling in gaps in the law, stating that the power of the EPA comes directly from Congress and the law, not from the agency's own creativity.
• 💡 He criticizes predecessors for making