{"id":105624,"date":"2025-03-12T21:00:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-trump-administration-ends-the-fight-against-pollution-affecting-disadvantaged-populations-in-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T21:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T21:00:26","slug":"the-trump-administration-ends-the-fight-against-pollution-affecting-disadvantaged-populations-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/the-trump-administration-ends-the-fight-against-pollution-affecting-disadvantaged-populations-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"The Trump administration ends the fight against pollution affecting disadvantaged populations in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"article__media\"> <picture class=\"article__media\"><source srcset=\" https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/6048\/4024\/556\/0\/75\/0\/626f1eb_ftp-import-images-1-ki4w6cvto9kf-5298560-01-06.jpg 556w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/6048\/4024\/600\/0\/75\/0\/626f1eb_ftp-import-images-1-ki4w6cvto9kf-5298560-01-06.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/6048\/4024\/664\/0\/75\/0\/626f1eb_ftp-import-images-1-ki4w6cvto9kf-5298560-01-06.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/6048\/4024\/700\/0\/75\/0\/626f1eb_ftp-import-images-1-ki4w6cvto9kf-5298560-01-06.jpg 700w, https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/6048\/4024\/800\/0\/75\/0\/626f1eb_ftp-import-images-1-ki4w6cvto9kf-5298560-01-06.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 556px, 100vw\" alt=\"Les abords de l\u2019usine chimique Denka de Reserve (Louisiane), le 12\u00a0ao\u00fbt 2021, dans la r\u00e9gion surnomm\u00e9e \u00ab\u00a0Cancer Alley\u00a0\u00bb.\" width=\"664\" height=\"443\"><\/source><\/picture> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.lemde.fr\/2025\/03\/12\/0\/0\/6048\/4024\/664\/0\/75\/0\/626f1eb_ftp-import-images-1-ki4w6cvto9kf-5298560-01-06.jpg\" alt=\"The surroundings of the Denka chemical factory in Reserve (Louisiana), on August 12, 2021, in the region nicknamed \"Cancer Alley\".\"\/> <\/noscript><figcaption class=\"article__legend\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The surroundings of the Denka chemical factory in Reserve (Louisiana), on August 12, 2021, in the region nicknamed &#8220;Cancer Alley&#8221;.  <span class=\"article__credit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Emily Kask \/ AFP<\/span>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">President Donald Trump\u2019s administration will end decades of federal efforts to combat pollution affecting disadvantaged populations across the United States, the administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Wednesday March 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Lee Zeldin, at the head of the EPA, confirmed the decision to close services responsible for environmental justice missions within the agency, which had been revealed at first by the <em>New York Times<\/em>. <em>&#8220;The problem is that in the name of environmental justice, fortunes were sent to left -wing militant groups&#8221;<\/em>he justified before journalists, ensuring working on the advent of<em>&#8220;A golden age&#8221;<\/em> For <em>&#8220;All Americans&#8221;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">These closures put an end to three decades of efforts to try to reduce pollution affecting the disadvantaged populations of the country. The latter often resident near motorways, power plants, factories or other polluting installations, and are more likely to develop heart disease or asthma.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    In the United States of Trump, multiple threats to public health <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413070\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/sciences\/article\/2025\/03\/10\/dans-les-etats-unis-de-trump-menaces-tous-azimuts-sur-la-sante-publique_6578188_1650684.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"article__sub-title\">&#8220;Odious decision&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \"><em>&#8220;President Trump and his allies have no consideration for the well-being of people living in America and only care to protect the profits of polluters&#8221;<\/em>reacted Chitra Kumar on Wednesday, the Union of Concluded Environmental NGO. <em>&#8220;This odious decision will leave people who live, work, study and play near polluting industries <\/em>(&#8230;) <em>Without real support &#8220;<\/em>she alerted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">The new US government had already ended an environmental justice plan set up by former Democratic President Joe Biden who aimed to allocate 40 % of federal investments in the energy transition to historically marginalized populations. And Lee Zeldin announced earlier this week to remove $ 1.7 billion from subsidies dedicated to initiatives in favor of environmental justice.<\/p>\n<section class=\"catcher catcher--favoris\">\n<div class=\"catcher__content\"><span class=\"catcher__title catcher__title--hide\">Read also |<\/span><span class=\"catcher__desc\">  <span class=\"icon__premium\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Article reserved for our subscribers<\/span><\/span>    In the United States, the Trump administration leads a &#8220;sabotage&#8221; in order of climate sciences <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <button class=\"lmd-btn-icon lmd-btn-icon--primary lmd-btn-icon--m js-lmd-dropdown-favorite-toggler\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-controls=\"lmd-dropdown-favorite\" aria-label=\"Lire plus tard\" data-article-id=\"3413109\" data-position=\"lire aussi\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/planete\/article\/2025\/03\/08\/aux-etats-unis-l-administration-trump-mene-un-sabotage-en-regle-des-sciences-du-climat_6577110_3244.html\" data-status=\"\"> <span class=\"icon__favorites\"\/> <span class=\"js-btn-icon-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read later<\/span> <\/button> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph \">Last week, the new Ministry of Justice also announced the abandonment of the proceedings initiated by EPA against a factory installed in Louisiana in an area nicknamed the <em>&#8220;Cancer corridor&#8221;<\/em>. In this region rich in petrochemical industries, cancer rates among residents are among the highest in the country.<\/p>\n<section class=\"author\">\n<p class=\"author__detail\">  <span class=\"author__name\">The world with AFP<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article__reactions\">                      Reuse this content   <\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\">Tm-En-1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The surroundings of the Denka chemical factory in Reserve (Louisiana), on August 12, 2021, in the region nicknamed &#8220;Cancer Alley&#8221;. 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