EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says that the agency has saved over $30 billion through canceled grants, real estate consolidation, and staff cuts on 'Varney & Co.'
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin joins 'Varney & Co.' to discuss the Trump administration's efforts to address high diesel prices, the push to build more refineries, AI data center regulations and more. 00:00 Record gas and diesel prices 00:39 EPA actions to lower energy costs 01:38 Building new U.S. oil refineries 02:49 U.S. energy dominance in the Indo-Pacific 03:24 The impact of AI data centers on the power grid 04:47 Cutting $30 billion in EPA waste and fraud
President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce U.S. participation in a scheduled military exercise with South Korea follows months of trade tensions and Seoul’s growing cooperation with China.
LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with national security analyst Hal Kempfer as President Donald Trump reportedly has called for the United States to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump said Sunday that his decision surrounds denuclearizing Iran and his positive good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises set to begin this week are not only costly but “send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile” to North Korea. “Therefore, and based on the fact that it is too late to cancel, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises!” Trump said.
The president cited the cost of the drills and said he did not want to send a signal that is "totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea. He also criticized South Korea for not helping him on Iran.
In his confirmation hearing, Cameron Hamilton said that FEMA should seek to “strike a new balance” that encourages cost savings.
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a cheaper Patriot missile that would help the U.S. and Ukraine combat supply shortages and unsustainable costs.
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Changes to truck emissions regulations aim to reduce costs for the trucking industry, ease supply chain burdens, and address the effects of punitive Biden-era green policies.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has proposed a rollback of Biden -era heavy-duty truck emissions regulations, projecting $12 billion in savings for the trucking industry. The changes aim to reduce costs for truckers, including up to $6,000 per new truck, while maintaining nearly 90 percent of the planned NOx emissions reductions. DETAIL: According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the proposal would reduce the cost of new trucks by as much as $6,000 and eliminate diesel exhaust fluid (DEF)-related engine deratements and speed restrictions, replacing them with warning alerts that allow operators to continue working until repairs can be made safely. EPA air chief Aaron Szabo said the current rules can…Open
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