Can you believe this, John?

“We want their funding to be shut down so that the EPA can't do all of the rules against our energy industry because they have no bandwidth financially to do so. We want to put them in trauma.” 

Those are the words of Russell Vought, the driving force behind Project 2025, the deeply unpopular manifesto that calls for a presidential power grab, and Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  

If appointed, Vought promised to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to hold polluters accountable, undo clean energy investments and undermine scientists working on a healthier and safer future for everyone. Vought’s nomination is a direct threat to our health, safety and climate. That’s why we need you to raise your voice.

Message your Senators today and urge them to oppose Vought’s nomination to OMB!

The OMB is one of the most important offices you’ve never heard of. It has the power to develop budgets and oversee federal agencies – like the EPA – and their personnel.  

If approved, Vought, a committed anti-environmentalist, will fight to replace nonpartisan scientists and policy experts with loyal political appointees. He plans to villainize the staff at the EPA and put them “in trauma” while he slashes the agency’s funding. 

This means our air will be more polluted, our water less safe to drink, and our electricity bills higher as we move away from cheaper clean energy. We cannot allow this to happen. Will you join us in raising your voice against Vought? Take action now.

Senators are holding confirmation hearings on Trump’s nominees now. That’s why we need your help to fight to protect our climate progress now and show our representatives we do not want someone who won’t fight for our health, safety and climate.  

Urge your Senators to reject Vought’s nomination and help us protect the agencies we rely on for climate action.

Sincerely,

EDF Action