Last December, after Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities that his agency would pursue, including protections against harmful chemicals and other health concerns.
But 8 months after its first mention and after repeated promises it was being drafted, the so-called MAHA agenda is nowhere to be found. When asked for a status update this week, an EPA spokesperson said MAHA is an ongoing effort, not a single report.
The apparent reversal on release of a formal environmental health agenda is the latest in a cascade of disappointments for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s MAHA movement, who say they've lost faith that the Trump administration will take any significant action on pesticides, chemicals, or other issues they view as key to address America's chronic disease epidemic. It also reflects the EPA's relentless rollback of environmental regulations even in the face of pressure from an important voting bloc that has supported President Donald Trump.
"I had really hoped that there would be specific steps that were taken through a MAHA agenda," said activist Kelly Ryerson, whose social media account "Glyphosate Girl" focuses on nontoxic food systems. "We haven't had any of the wins that we were requesting."
