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EPA / U.S. Justice Department

U.S. federal executive branch agencies

Owned byNot privately owned — both are cabinet-level agencies of the U.S. federal government, part of the executive branch under the President

FundingFederal taxpayer funds appropriated by Congress; not commercially funded or advertising-supported

On the administrationbroadly supportive

Background

The EPA was created in 1970 under President Nixon to consolidate federal environmental regulation and enforcement; the DOJ dates to 1870 and houses federal law enforcement and litigation functions, including the FBI and U.S. Attorneys. Both agencies are headed by presidential appointees confirmed by the Senate, making their public messaging and enforcement priorities shift substantially with each administration. Under Trump's second term, Lee Zeldin was sworn in as EPA Administrator on January 29, 2025, and has pursued what he calls the 'largest act of deregulation' in U.S. history, rolling back wetlands, endangered-species, and emissions rules. At DOJ, Pam Bondi was confirmed as Attorney General in February 2025 but was pushed out by Trump in April 2026 amid controversy over the department's handling of the Epstein files and perceptions of political targeting of Trump's opponents; Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal defense attorney, served as acting AG before being narrowly confirmed by the Senate (50-49) in August 2026. Both agencies' output — press releases, rule changes, court filings, congressional testimony — should be treated as the administration's own account of events, not as neutral reporting, and both have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans over politicization and departures from prior institutional norms.

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Profile compiled 2026-09-27; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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