Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency @EPA
Joined June 2025
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There is NO OTHER COUNTRY that taps into its natural resources in a more sustainable and environmentally conscious way than the USA.
The Biden Admin made it harder to produce energy here at home and instead pushed production overseas through onerous regulations on domestic producers. By proposing to lift those onerous restrictions, we are unlocking our domestic energy potential and supporting a sector that protects our environment AND grows our economy.
EPA’s core mission is guided by our promise to ALWAYS carry out our core statutory obligations under the law. While the Biden Admin spent four years imposing regulations with unworkable timelines and infeasible requirements, the Trump Admin understands how to achieve cleaner air, land, and water without imposing billions in unnecessary regulatory costs that raise energy prices.
EPA is delivering nearly 1.6 TRILLION dollars in regulatory savings for the American people, and our recent proposal to rescind much of Biden’s unnecessary and burdensome regulations for the oil and gas sector, which employs 1 out of 10 Oklahomans, builds on those accomplishments. Administrator Zeldin and I will continue working to support reliable and affordable domestic energy to communities.
It is so critically important for us at the Trump EPA to get out of the office and meet with the communities that are directly impacted by regulations and actions coming out of Washington DC. I recently returned from Oklahoma where I spoke with Aaron Brilbeck on Freedom 96.9 about my direct engagement with our Air Force partners, EPA scientists, and leaders from the agriculture and energy sectors while on the ground.
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Many marginal wells are owned by everyday Americans on their family properties. These producers use the oil and gas from their wells to power their homes, operate farm equipment, and provide for their future. EPA’s proposed revisions to Biden-Era oil and gas regulations delivers a WIN for all Americans, including our nation’s family producers!
EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi (@epa_fotouhi) and #EPARegion6 Administrator Scott Mason discuss consumer savings from @EPA's proposal to revise the Biden EPA's oil and natural gas regulations under the Clean Air Act (CAA), commonly known as OOOOb/c. The proposal is expected to save $45 billion in costs to consumers and businesses, including families and small businesses operating marginal wells, and to unleash an estimated 210 million additional barrels of oil and 1.41 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
We just finalized the approval of a new, first-of-its kind air quality plan for Maricopa County, Arizona—a move that is designed to boost Arizona’s economic potential AND maintain key environmental protections that keep communities safe. This action reaffirms EPA’s commitment to working with our state partners, and it will lead to MORE manufacturing, MORE good-paying jobs, and CLEANER air for Arizona families. Check out more here: epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-fin…
Make it 60 YEARS for the Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research lab!
I was so honored to attend, alongside @TomColeOK04, a great celebration of this milestone, which was made possible thanks to the hard work from our talented EPA scientists in our Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions. Over the course of six decades, key research and advanced technology have protected our groundwater and soil resources and kept our communities safe, and we are excited to keep this work going for many years to come!
I just came back from a great trip across Oklahoma, where I had the opportunity to visit the multi-generational Jensen Farms in El Reno and later join a roundtable with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau to hear directly from agriculture stakeholders affected by decisions made in Washington, D.C. As someone who grew up in the Sooner State, I understand how important it is for EPA to protect human health and the environment while working cooperatively with states, cutting red tape, delivering regulatory certainty for farmers and ranchers, and lowering costs for consumers. I enjoyed speaking to the Oklahoma Farm Report about how the Trump EPA is working to accomplish these goals every single day. oklahomafarmreport.com/2026/…
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At a roundtable discussion with oil and gas producers in Oklahoma, #EPARegion6 Administrator Scott Mason and @EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi @epa_fotouhi were listening to ideas for how to restore American #EnergyDominance and usher in a more prosperous future.
Americans rely on oil and gas every day—from fueling their cars and heating their homes to powering the tractors that grow our food and the trucks that deliver virtually everything we buy.
EPA is committed to reducing regulatory burden to support domestic production, lower energy costs, and power the #GreatAmericanComeback. We appreciate the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma for hosting the event!
ALT EPA Regional Administrator Scott Mason at a conference table, holding a microphone and talking.
ALT EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi speaks into a microphone while standing in front of people seated in a conference room setting.
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The bad news: Citrus greening has devastated U.S. citrus growers over the past 20+ years, resulting in a 95% decline of Florida citrus production since the early 2000s.
The great news: A new chapter has arrived for U.S. citrus following EPA’s recent approval of exciting new advancements I witnessed firsthand this past weekend at Soilcea Citrus Field in Seffner, Florida.
The Trump EPA continues to put our farmers first. Yesterday’s announcement works to give nearly 14,000 farms certainty. Outdated and incomplete data should not be used to substantiate putting our nation’s food supply and rural economies at risk! epa.gov/newsreleases/trump-e…
Great to be in Ada, Oklahoma with @TomColeOK04 this past week to celebrate the EPA Kerr Lab’s 60th anniversary. For 60 years, Kerr Lab and generations of EPA scientists have worked to meet the challenges of protecting our nation’s drinking water from pollution and safeguarding our soil and groundwater resources. The Trump EPA continues to put gold standard science at the forefront of every action we take. theadanews.com/news/kerr-lab…
When American children leave for school each morning, their parents should expect a school day that is FULL of learning, and FREE from ANY lead exposure. Our announcement today to provide an additional $26 MILLION in funding to communities advances the Trump EPA’s commitment to work with state and local partners to deliver a safer and more secure future for the next generation. epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-ann…
The U.S NEEDS to further reduce its reliance on foreign sources of energy to instead tap into our OWN domestic sources of energy because we do it better, cleaner, and more sustainably than any other country in the world. Traveling around Oklahoma this week to discuss how the Trump Admin’s recent move to propose revisions to the Biden Era methane rules will unleash American energy and save Americans over $45 MILLION. @OKCFOX
When @POTUS and @epaleezeldin made the announcement this week to revise the burdensome Biden EPA rules that sought to drive down domestic oil and gas production, it was just the latest example proving how the Trump EPA is securing a future with MORE domestic energy production and LOWER costs for American families. Joined @OKCFOX yesterday morning to discuss my travels throughout Oklahoma this week speaking directly to communities about how this administration is working to deliver for them.
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The Trump EPA has been relentlessly committed to Powering the Great American Comeback, choosing to BOTH protect the environment AND grow our economy. This has included FINALIZING over $1.6 TRILLION in deregulation this past fiscal year AND HUNDREDS of significant environmental wins.
We are very proud of our recently announced Superfund Solutions initiative and how this effort will seek to move contaminated sites across the country through the cleanup process in a manner that is MORE efficient and MORE effective than ever before. Communities deserve to have these sites returned to productive reuse, and the Trump EPA is hard at work to ensure this becomes a reality.
Even when the Biden EPA had a record-high number of employees working at the agency, they somehow managed to get less done. More employees = RECORD BACKLOGS and logjams awaiting review. The Trump EPA is proving we can get more done with less, delivering on our core mission while also growing our economy.
While the Biden administration spent 4 YEARS trying to drive down domestic energy production, the Trump EPA is working to reverse that damage. Our deregulatory reform has added up to almost $1.6 TRILLION in regulatory cost savings for American families through our actions to repeal the costly and burdensome Obama-era Endangerment Finding AND repealing the vast majority of the Biden-era’s GHG emission requirements for power plants.