Zeldin vs. the Media: When Facts Threaten Narratives
April 24, 2025
For weeks, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has been doing what most of the legacy press refuses to: follow the money. Specifically, the $20 billion in “green grants” the Biden EPA tried to shovel out the door in its final days: funds that Zeldin has rightly flagged as riddled with conflicts of interest, questionable recipients, and deliberate attempts to reduce oversight. But instead of amplifying these concerns, much of the press corps has doubled down on denial. And on Monday, as The Washington Examiner’s Callie Patteson reported, Zeldin had enough. “Every time a new piece of evidence comes out, there’s some in…