Administrator Zeldin Spotlights American Energy and Manufacturing on Ohio Trip
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Earlier this week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin advanced pillars of the agency’s Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative during a visit to central Ohio. On Tuesday, July 7, Administrator Zeldin, along with EPA Region 5 Administrator Anne Vogel, participated in an energy leadership event, observed PFAS destruction technology, and met with workers at a heavy-duty truck manufacturing event.
Administrator Zeldin started the day by participating in a roundtable and speaking at New River Electrical (NRE) Corporation’s “America’s Energy Moment: Building the Infrastructure That Powers Our Future” in Granville. NRE is a 100 percent employee-owned American company, which is experiencing rapid growth with the help of the Trump EPA’s deregulatory, pro-growth policies. During his speech, the Administrator promoted the agency’s efforts to protect the environment while growing the economy, commitment to cooperative federalism, and adherence to its statutory obligations.
In the afternoon, Administrator Zeldin toured Revive Environmental Technology in Columbus and saw firsthand the company’s innovate PFAS Annihilator®, a supercritical water oxidation platform that destroys PFAS across a range of waste streams, including Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF), landfill leachate, industrial wastewater, and contaminated groundwater. The Administrator was joined at Revive by U.S. Senator Jon Husted, Ohio EPA Director John Logue, and Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon. Administrator Zeldin spoke about the Trump EPA releasing PFAS Disposal and Guidance documents every year – as opposed to every three years – to keep up with the innovation and improvements in technology that companies like Revive are producing.
To conclude the day, Administrator Zeldin, Senator Husted, and Congressman Dave Taylor toured PACCAR’s Kenworth truck manufacturing plant in Chillicothe, which assembles many of America’s heavy-duty trucks. In addition to meeting with PACCAR CEO Preston Feight, Administrator Zeldin held a town hall and answered questions from the plant’s employees where he emphasized the Trump Administration’s efforts to end the burdensome policies of the past, bring back American auto jobs, and invest in domestic manufacturing.
Additional content and coverage from Administrator Zeldin’s Ohio trip can be found below:
@epaleezeldin on X: “Three of the many key principles the Trump EPA proudly advances every day…”
@epaleezeldin on X: “Great to be back in Columbus, Ohio, where @SenJonHusted and I were just at Revive Environmental’s commercial PFAS destruction facility to discuss their PFAS Annihilator technology.”
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