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O COMPETITIVE k TerENTERPRISE 4llo INSTITUTE. 1310 L Street NW, 7th Floor - Washington, DC 20005 www.cei.org February 25, 2025 The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Via Email--Zeldin.Lee@epa.gov Dear Administrator Zeldin, We'd like to brief you on the pending release of a new book-length blueprint for changes at the EPA, Modernizing the EPA: A Blueprintfor Congress. We are confident that these proposals for Congress align with your priorities. At your convenience, I'd like to discuss the project with you in detail. CEI's director of energy and environmental policy, Daren Bakst, would join. For decades, CEI has championed free-market energy reforms, pushing back against climate alarmism and restrictive policies that drive up costs and limit supply. We challenge the climate catastrophe narrative, which relies on flawed models that exaggerate emissions and conflict with real-world temperature data. CEI has also led major policy victories, including efforts to block the Kyoto Protocol, defeat the WaxmanMarkey cap-and-trade bill, and advocate for U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate treaty. Modernizing the EPA presents an opportunity to align sound science and regulatory accountability with your leadership. By eliminating inefficiencies and fostering transparent rulemaking, we can ensure the agency fulfills its mission while promoting economic growth. Our discussion will focus on practical solutions that uphold limited government, data-driven policymaking, and effective environmental stewardship. My assistant Nicki can work with your team to identify a time of mutual convenience in the coming weeks. Sincerely and in liberty, Kent Lassman President and CEO Sierra Club FOIA Request: 2025-EPA-04193 ED_018475D_00000759-00001 SC_EVERSPLIT0007046