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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has shut down a taxpayer-funded museum inside the agency’s headquarters, calling it a wasteful pet project of the Biden administration. The move comes after it was revealed the museum cost $4 million to build and over $600,000 each year to operate, while attracting fewer visitors than a small-town library.
The museum opened last year under President Biden to showcase environmental achievements. But records show it had less than 2,000 visitors in ten months. Even EPA staff made up over 40% of those guests. Taxpayers shelled out $315 per outside visitor to keep the lights on. Cleaning, security, and fancy equipment ate up hundreds of thousands annually.
Zeldin blasted the spending as irresponsible. “This money should’ve gone to fixing lead pipes or cleaning toxic waste sites,” he said. Instead, Biden’s team built a tiny exhibit hall that looked more like a shrine to liberal climate agendas than a real museum. It highlighted Democratic administrations while ignoring Republican environmental wins.
Critics say the museum was all about pushing far-left ideas like “environmental justice” instead of actual protection programs. The displays skipped over President Trump’s first term entirely. This rewrite of history shows how Biden’s EPA cared more about politics than solving problems. Taxpayers deserve better than funding propaganda.
Closing the museum frees up $600,000 yearly. That cash can now help communities clean polluted land and water. Zeldin’s team found over $22 billion in wasteful Biden programs to cut. This is part of President Trump’s plan to slash bloated budgets and refocus agencies on their real jobs.
Watchdog groups cheered the move. “Why build a museum when kids are drinking lead?” asked one expert. The EPA exists to protect health, not run vanity projects. Biden’s priorities were backwards – pouring money into empty buildings instead of fixing real dangers.
Zeldin vowed to keep cutting frivolous spending. Under Trump, every dollar must prove its worth. The EPA’s mission is clean air and water, not climate lectures. Closing this museum shows what happens when leaders put people over politics.
This decision highlights a key difference between presidents. Trump’s team stops waste and delivers results. Biden’s wasted millions on a museum nobody wanted. Americans win when their taxes fund solutions, not left-wing vanity projects.
