Biden’s EPA Did Some Really Nasty Stuff

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Joe Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency took a sharp detour from its purpose. An internal memo, unearthed by the Functional Government Initiative and first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, spilled the beans Wednesday. The EPA under Biden pushed to “de-gender” bathrooms and locker rooms in agency offices, part of a sprawling diversity, equity, and inclusion agenda.

The memo’s details are wild. It urged the agency to “increase participation in voluntary self-disclosure of sexual orientation and gender identity” and weave “LGBTQIA+ prospective employees” into hiring. Beyond that, they aimed to ditch gendered honorifics in correspondence and add pronouns to staff profiles—conservatives say it’s peak woke madness.

Bathroom access got a makeover too. The EPA bragged about a survey from the Office of Facilities Management, revealing 155 gender-neutral bathrooms and locker rooms agency-wide. Only four of ten regional offices lacked them, a “success” they touted. Republicans scoff, this isn’t about clean air—it’s about coddling identity politics.

Biden’s order fueled this shift. He made DEI a cornerstone, charging agencies to reflect gender identities in workplaces and expand gender-neutral facilities. The 38-page memo, confirmed to Fox News Digital, laid out goals like boosting “inclusion of LGBTQIA+ employees” in recruitment and training—a distraction conservatives call a disgrace.

Functional Government Initiative didn’t hold back. “Ignoring actual issues plaguing our nation, the Biden administration chose to expend resources on controversial DEI initiatives,” they told Fox News Digital. “De-gendering restrooms did nothing for EPA’s statutory mission.” Republicans nod, it’s dysfunction over duty!

Meanwhile, Trump’s EPA chief, Lee Zeldin, is slashing the mess. On Monday, he axed $1.7 billion in DEI and environmental justice grants across nine programs, pushing total savings past $2 billion with DOGE’s help. “This fourth round of cuts was our biggest yet,” Zeldin posted on X—conservatives cheer, real work’s back.

The contrast couldn’t be starker. Biden’s crew fiddled with pronouns while Trump’s slashed crossings to 300 daily from 10,000—89 orders in 50 days. His March 4 speech, with 82 percent approval, set the tone. Republicans say the EPA’s woke detour was Biden’s folly—Trump’s fixing it fast.

Critics see a pattern of waste. The memo’s push for “sustainability” and “accountability” rings hollow when bathrooms trumped pollution. Posts on X blast it—“Biden’s EPA cared more about feelings than forests!” Conservatives argue it’s why voters flipped—97 percent GOP approval backs Trump’s reset.

HHS and DOJ joined the fray last week, pulling kids from abusive shelters. Now, Zeldin’s cuts signal a purge of Biden’s priorities. The EPA’s floundering days are over—conservatives bet this rollback keeps America focused on what matters.

America’s done with this fluff. Biden’s EPA chased DEI rainbows while real crises brewed. Trump’s crew isn’t playing—Zeldin’s axe is sharp, and conservatives stand tall. The memo’s a relic now, proof of a failed era getting the boot.