EPA denies report it is abandoning measurement of deadliest regulated pollutants

Published January 13, 2026 5:04pm ET



The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday rebuffed accusations that it is abandoning oversight of some of the deadliest pollutants it regulates. 

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the New York Times report regarding how the agency measures the health effects of ozone and fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, was “the exact opposite” of the “actual truth.” 

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