How many Americans have to die before we realize that the policies of the last century don’t work and most are based on computer models? Our policies are based on a “What if” scenario, not the reality of finding a solution for a real world problem.

What do I mean by that? Have you noticed that almost every policy of major importance never takes place in real time? Instead, it addresses the problem with a solution that computer models are used for “What If” projections into the future. Their solutions are for later, in the future, with hypothetical problems that never seem to materialize. Why? So the end justifies the means.

New policies based on hypothetical problems, effective years in the future, are often meaningless but expensive and are filled with government overreach. When a new administration takes over, the new president is now saddled with a solution that doesn’t fit today, does not address what is happening today and is often void of science.

A perfect example of this is what happened in the EPA. I remember when I first started studying Agenda 21 and first heard about climate change. I thought how stupid these climatologists are using models with data that may not even  exist. This group of people can’t even tell you which direction a hurricane is headed because Mother Nature is unpredictable. They never take into consideration the fact that humans will adjust to a new atmosphere and create different tools to cope with it. Instead, they give us policies that say you must do this today or the planet will die in 5 years, in 10 years, in 20 years. And then when those years appear, the glaciers haven’t melted, the sea doesn’t rise and Florida is not yet under water.  Despite this, kids are taught to blame their parents for something that will never even happen!

Instead of helping, their policies destroy jobs, destroy economic growth and cause more harm than good. Nothing is more evident than:

• Wildfires that go on every year in California that the Californians are never prepared for.
• The logging industry destroyed, forcing Americans to buy expensive wood from Canada.  Instead of clearing the forests in America  this policy also raised the price of construction.
• The fishing industry was closed when a model, created by NOAA on a computer, said there would be no more Red Snapper or Lobster. This resulted in loss of fishing villages and recreational charters.  No more fishing industry.  Now, look at the price of the fish that we are forced to buy from overseas mud ponds. No telling what’s in them.

When I look at our economy as a whole, I realize that the people putting these policies in place are not scientists or doctors and certainly not professionals. Most did not care about the harm their policies would bring. Were they in it for wealth and power? They do not care about the American people. They do not care about America and they certainly do not care about the future.  The bureaucrats and legislators making these laws are in it for today, for today’s power for today’s money and for today’s control. They don’t care about the future, they don’t care about the children and they certainly don’t care about America.

Fortunately, President Trump does care and attended school at a time when, I believe, science was still taught. I remember teaching science. I remember talking about breathing and how important carbon dioxide was to human life. I remember talking about the variety of seasons and how each season was important, but we must prepare for its differences. Unfortunately, the children of today have no memory of anything, except how to work their handheld devices or play games on them.

Thank you, President Trump, for getting us out of those insane UN NGO’s – that do nothing except steal our money!! Thank you, President Trump, for giving Lee Zeldon the nod to change the EPA’s insane green policies with a green failure future.

My guest this week is Sterling Burnett, from the Heartland Institute. Sterling is the Director of the Arthur B. Robinson Center on Climate and Environmental Policy.  The new EPA policies will bring sanity back to a department that has gone off the rails. To understand how these new policies, Chevron Deference Case and the Rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Repeal of Vehicle GHG Standards, help bring economic prosperity to Americans. Here is a brief summary of each.

Chevron Deference:

Chevron deference is a legal principle guiding courts on agency interpretations of statutes. It applies when a statute is ambiguous and the agency’s interpretation is reasonable.  Established by the Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (1984). Courts first determine if the statute is ambiguous before deferring to the agency’s expertise. It emphasizes the role of administrative agencies in interpreting laws within their jurisdiction. Critics argue it can lead to excessive agency power and reduced judicial oversight.

As of March 2026, the most prominent and recent “new” EPA regulations (or major actions) under the current administration focus heavily on deregulation, particularly rolling back prior greenhouse gas (GHG) and climate-related rules from previous administrations. The standout development is the February 2026 final rule described by the EPA as the “single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history.” Key EPA Action: Rescission of the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding and Repeal of Vehicle GHG Standards (Finalized February 12, 2026)

• Rescinds the 2009 Endangerment Finding: This Obama-era determination concluded that GHG emissions (like CO₂) from motor vehicles endanger public health and welfare, providing the legal basis under Clean Air Act Section 202(a) for federal GHG regulation.
• Repeals all subsequent federal GHG emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and engines (covering model years 2012–2027 and beyond).
• Eliminates related requirements: No more obligations for manufacturers to measure, report, certify, or comply with GHG standards; removes compliance programs, credit provisions (including off-cycle credits like incentives for start-stop features), and reporting.
• Scope and impact — Applies only to GHG emissions (does not affect standards for traditional pollutants like NOx, particulates). Aims to restore consumer choice, lower vehicle costs, and reduce regulatory burdens on the auto industry.
• Claimed benefits — EPA estimates over $1.3 trillion in cost savings for Americans (e.g., cheaper vehicles, reduced compliance costs, lower living expenses via affordable trucks).
• Rationale — EPA argues the Clean Air Act does not authorize GHG regulation from vehicles without clearer congressional intent, citing Supreme Court decisions (e.g., West Virginia v. EPA, Loper Bright).

It is up to us to conduct oversight to make sure the new rules are followed. This is only one piece of making America Great Again. It is up to us to help President Trump get the Save America Act done. YOUR job is to call your Senator and any other Senator that voted NO. Call them often!! Make sure they know you will not vote for them if they can’t fight to Save America.  Is America worth saving? It is up to us.

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