Urge your senators to be strong on the environment during the confirmation process

Rather than expertise, these nominees were chosen for their personal allegiances to Trump and have promised to derail policies that protect people and our planet in favor of industry profits.

Here’s who he’s chosen to determine the future of YOUR environment and health:  

Lee Zeldin is a former congressman from New York and is Trump’s pick to serve as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. With scant experience on environmental issues, Zeldin will oversee the development and enforcement of important environmental protections that safeguard our clean air and water and hold polluters accountable. Additionally, he will be in charge of the agency that determines how toxic chemicals can be used in our food, air, and water. 

Chris Wright is the CEO of Colorado-based fracking company Liberty Energy and is the nominee to lead the Department of Energy. If confirmed, the country will have the CEO of a fossil fuel company in charge of the agency that regulates energy production. He’ll oversee the future of clean energy deployment, key climate pollution reduction efforts, and the implementation of Inflation Reduction Act funding and energy efficiency standards. Wright has never worked in government or held public office and has a history of denying climate change and government efforts to mitigate it.  

Governor Doug Burgum is the current Governor of North Dakota and is the nominee to lead the Department of the Interior. Burgum has strong ties to the fossil fuel industry and helped arrange a meeting between Trump and fossil fuel executives during which Trump offered to overturn dozens of environmental rules and regulations in exchange for $1 billion in campaign contributions. If confirmed, he’ll oversee the future of our public lands and waters, endangered species protections, and the government’s relationship with Tribes. He will also serve as the President’s ‘energy czar’ and lead the National Energy Council, giving him broad authority and discretion to promote fossil fuel development and production. 

Brooke Rollins is a former Trump administration official picked to head the Department of Agriculture. After leaving the Trump Administration, Rollins helped found the America First Policy Institute and played an important role in authoring the unpopular Project 2025, the policy playbook outlining a deregulatory agenda to strip away our rights to clean air, clean water, and a healthy planet. 

Russell Vought is Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an office situated in the White House that oversees the federal budget, federal rulemaking, and the federal workforce. He served in the position under the first Trump Administration. After leaving, he coauthored Project 2025. 

Act now and tell your Senators to hold these nominees accountable by asking them tough questions on climate change, biodiversity, and environmental protections before their confirmation vote.