This week, President-elect Donald J. Trump unveiled who he is tapping for coveted Cabinet positions in his second administration. While much of the focus has been on his national security and law enforcement picks, the three nominees to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Interior (DOI), and Department of Energy (DOE), respectively, are pretty solid and non-controversial.

These three departments have deviated from their mission statements over the past four years by prioritizing net-zero decarbonization goals, climate alarmism, environmental justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) over energy development and true conservation practices.

All three selected nominees will have to clean up the mess left by their predecessors. Here’s a snapshot of Trump’s EPA, DOI, and DOE picks.

Lee Zeldin - EPA Administrator

Trump selected Lee Zeldin, a former New York congressman, to head the EPA. The EPA became weaponized and politicized under Democratic administrations, especially the outgoing Biden-Harris administration. Zeldin will need to ensure property rights are respected, initiate our exit from the Paris Climate Accords again, stop funding wasteful and ineffective environmental justice grants, and investigate wrongdoing following the East Palestine train derailment response.

“We will accomplish all this while conserving our environment, protecting access to........

© Townhall