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Zealan Hoover

@zealan.bsky.social

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Formerly Biden 46 and Obama 44. Most recently Director of Implementation for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · 1d

The Bolt is back! Great to see a domestic EV with over 250 miles of range at <$30,000.
www.caranddriver.com/news/a689884...

www.caranddriver.com

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · 24d

I had the good fortune to work with Dr. Monarez during the COVID-19 emergency response. She is a consummate professional and deeply committed to public health.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Grieve, pray, and hug your loved ones. But also reach out and make connections with those who hold different political views. Love your neighbors. And remember that we are in this together even when - and especially when - it feels hardest.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Words can be more dangerous than weapons.

If we don't take responsibility for how we talk about tragedy, we’re preparing the ground for something far worse.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Northern Ireland only reached an uneasy peace after decades of bloodshed, thousands of deaths, and generations scarred. The U.S. doesn’t have to repeat that history. But if we keep pouring gasoline on every fire, then we risk our own American-style sectarian conflict.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

This is how sectarian violence takes form. Not overnight. But drip by drip, word by word, until escalation feels like the only path left.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

That’s the danger now. The murder itself is horrific. But the stories being told about it — martyrdom, revenge, collective blame — may be even more dangerous.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

It didn’t start with bombs. It started with words.
+Politicians framing neighbors as enemies
+Leaders stripping away nuance
+Narratives that made violence feel inevitable

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Context: in a country the size of Houston, there were 3,500+ political murders in Northern Ireland over just three decades — and tens of thousands of bombings, shootings, and kidnappings.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

The murder of Charlie Kirk — and the rhetoric that’s followed — has me more concerned than ever about America’s direction.

I wrote my thesis on conflict in Northern Ireland. What I see here feels eerily familiar to that violent conflict between Catholics & Protestants. 🧵

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 11

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 4

The federal government is killing wind projects at the same time China is installing 5,000+ wind turbines a month. This is a dangerous setback to 21st century energy leadership.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump’s war on wind just got much bigger

In moving to block New England Wind, the administration is seeking to halt a third offshore wind project in less than two weeks.

www.washingtonpost.com

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Now is not the time to be throttling cheap wind and solar. Electricity prices are up 6.5% in the past year with major jumps in places as diverse as Maine (+36%), Utah (+15%), and Louisiana (+14%). See here:
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Aug 30

Donald Trump @ Inauguration: “I will sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.”

Trump Admin when employees raise serious concerns about public health: You’re fired.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump officials fire EPA employees for signing dissent letter

The move to terminate the staffers marks an escalation in the Trump administration’s effort to clamp down on dissent within the federal bureaucracy.

www.washingtonpost.com

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Trump Admin's love affair with coal continues this morning with a photo of...anthracite coal, which hasn't been mined in the United States since the 1960s.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 22

The GAO's finding today that the Trump Administration impounded the EV charging funds is significant and should put more pressure on Congress to assert their Constitutional role.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Trump Administration Wrongly Impounded Infrastructure Aid, Watchdog Finds

www.nytimes.com

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 12

Republican's proposed tax provisions that dropped today are as bad as they could be.

Kristina Costa @slashklc.bsky.social · May 12

🚨 BLUF on Republican Ways & Means text: This is nothing short of full repeal of the clean energy incentives that have spurred $400b+ in private-sector investment. This bill will kill 100s of thousands of jobs in construction and manufacturing and raise energy costs for everyone. Full stop.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 7

Lastly, I'd be remiss if I didn't note that EPA is <0.2% of the federal budget. If Trump cuts the budget by 50% he will have achieved nothing to solve the federal deficit but he will make us all sicker and weaker.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 7

If you do believe the federal government should protect you from deadly pollution, then there is a set of fixed costs to run that pollution monitoring and enforcement structure. Making the regulations less stringent does not mean you need fewer staff.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 7

If you do not want the federal government to limit air and water pollution, then sure, you can eliminate an entire office. (That is also how you end up with rivers so polluted that they catch up fire).

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 7

We don't yet know what the Trump Administration will propose as alternatives as they roll back many regulations protecting public health. But much of their rhetoric on staffing reductions implies a false correlation between regulations and staffing levels.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · May 7

FEDERAL STAFFING DOES NOT SCALE LINEARLY WITH REGULATORY STRINGENCY! Cut the action level for mercury (a deadly neurotoxin) by 50% and you still need comparable monitoring and enforcement capacity to enforce that weaker threshold. You cut staff 50% when you don't want to enforce pollution standards.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Apr 28

WMATA has been rolling this out successfully in DC where the video is manually reviewed. More here: ddot.dc.gov/page/ddot-bu...

DDOT Bus Lane and Bus Zone Enforcement FAQs

Why is DDOT doing Bus Lane and Bus Zone enforcement?

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Apr 23

Every one of my known ancestors immigrated to this country. Some a long time ago. Others more recently. I will not shut the door behind me and shame on those who want to do so.

Zealan Hoover @zealan.bsky.social · Apr 23

Every article and post on immigration should come with a disclaimer that over 95% of Americans are immigrants or descendants of immigrants.