EPA to Roll Back Raft of Climate Regulations, Including EV Rule

Administrator Lee Zeldin says EPA will reconsider 31 regulations in what he calls the most consequential day of deregulation in American history.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks to reporters during a water policy announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington on Feb. 18, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on March 12 made what he called the “largest deregulatory announcement in U.S. history.”

In a video published by the agency, he said the EPA would take steps to roll back 31 regulations to fulfill President Donald Trump’s “promise to unleash American energy, revitalize our auto industry, restore the rule of law, and give power back to the states.”