The Environmental Protection Agency has closed a small museum dedicated to environmental history, which was located in its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Administrator Lee Zeldin justified the closure by citing a $600,000 annual cost savings, stating the museum was little-utilized and primarily visited by agency staff. He criticized its exhibits on environmental issues affecting poor and minority communities as a political agenda of the Biden administration. Former E.P.A. officials have criticized the closure, arguing it undermined educational efforts related to the agency's mission and history.
Mr. Zeldin described the museum as a little-trafficked facility primarily visited by agency staff, indicating it was not justifiable to maintain.
Zeldin called the exhibits related to environmental issues faced by poor and minority communities a political agenda of the Biden administration.
He emphasized the importance of fiscal responsibility, stating, 'Gone are the days of funding partisan pet projects at the detriment of... taxpayers.'
Former E.P.A. officials contested Zeldin's reasoning, suggesting the closure overlooked significant educational contributions of the museum.
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