|0°C
Next edition scheduled
Your Personal Daily Intelligence
Edition 2026-07-12

POLITICS

EPA Has Not Delivered MAHA Agenda, Activists Say

In Washington, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin pledged in December to release a formal "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) agenda outlining health‑related environmental priorities,...

By pbs · 105d ago · Source: pbs

Full article

In Washington, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin pledged in December to release a formal "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA) agenda outlining health‑related environmental priorities, but eight months later no comprehensive document has been issued. The agency has pursued a deregulatory agenda, including proposals to overturn climate health findings, roll back dozens of regulations and freeze clean‑energy funding. Activists say the missing agenda reflects disappointment with the administration's handling of pesticides, chemicals and chronic‑disease concerns and plan to make the issue a factor in the upcoming congressional elections. The EPA said it continues work on PFAS cleanup, provides grants for community water projects and collaborates with Health and Human Services and the USDA on food safety, while noting that its daily actions constitute the MAHA priorities. A White House MAHA report released early in the administration identified long‑term exposure to environmental chemicals as a leading cause of chronic disease in children. Activists have engaged with agency officials, sometimes achieving cooperation on regenerative agriculture, but also criticizing proposals to expand herbicide use and the EPA's decision not to include microplastics and pharmaceuticals in a drinking‑water testing program. The agency has defended its stance, saying technology for microplastic testing is still under development and that it operates without a single unveiling document.

Source transparency

Publisher
pbs
Reliability
high
Published
7/12/2026, 10:00:20 AM
Retrieved
7/12/2026, 10:00:20 AM
Relevance
80%
Confidence
85%
Read original at pbs

Botwin's Morning Wire publishes the full source article for reading convenience. Please visit the publisher for the original presentation and any updates.