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Lee Zeldin: “The pesticide Review backlog was 14,000... fortunately now…”

Featuring: Lee Zeldin, Republican | Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency | National

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Extended interview: EPA head Lee Zeldin on agency cuts, repealing endangerment finding

Published | Video Starts at 06:43

So our pesticide Review backlog was 14,000 new chemical backlog, 500 state implementation plan backlog, small refinery exemption backlog, and The pesticide Review backlog was 14,000... fortunately now, for example, the pesticide review backlog is under 10,000. over. Over the course of all of these different categories that we provided you. Like, for example, the state implementation plans, where we are working with states trying to advance cooperative federalism and get these state implementation plans approved. (06:43–07:01)

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Asserts a reduction in the pesticide review backlog from 14,000 to under 10,000.

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