EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the closure of a newly opened museum dedicated to the agency's history, citing a cost of $315 per visiting individual. Built at a cost of $4 million, the museum attracted fewer than 2,000 external visitors in nearly a year. Despite an ideal location, many potential visitors didn't know it existed, limiting its accessibility. The facility was intended to be an educational resource but failed to draw the expected school groups and public interest, prompting the decision to shut it down.
The scarcely visited museum cost a whopping $4 million taxpayer dollars to build in accordance with Smithsonian standards and more than $600,000 annually to operate.
The agency logged just 1,909 external visitors to the museum during the 10-month period. Counting EPA staff visits lowers the per-person cost slightly to $190.37.
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