"Maha v Maga: Feud Grows As Trump EPA Rolls Back Rules On Toxic Chemicals"

"‘Make America healthy again’ leaders call for Lee Zeldin to quit for favoring chemical companies over US families"

"“Make America healthy again” (Maha) movement leaders have put out a petition calling for Donald Trump to fire Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who, since being appointed in late January, has quickly moved to undo toxic chemical regulations and fast-track pesticide approvals.

The petition represents the latest salvo in a growing Maha-Maga feud over the Trump administration’s policies around toxic chemicals and pesticides. Trump campaigned on cleaning up the nation’s water and food supply, a priority for the Robert F Kennedy Jr-led Maha movement that helped propel the US president to office.

But the Trump administration also has close ties to the chemical and pesticides industry. Maha leaders have voiced a litany of grievances with Zeldin and the EPA as it enacted policies that they say has put public health at risk and benefited the chemical industry."

Tom Perkins reports for the Guardian December 7, 2025.

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