FOIA records reveal EPA leaders frequent meetings with industry lobbyists

The New LedeSeptember 18, 2025News
Facade of EPA headquarters in Washington DC

Top regulatory officials met with agricultural and chemical industry representatives dozens of times in the first few months after President Donald Trump took office in January, government records show — meetings that were followed by a series of regulatory rollbacks and a downplaying of pesticide concerns by the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission.