Round 11: Tossup 9

A former employee of this government agency, Brent Efron, compared this agency’s work to “throwing gold bars off the edge” on a Tinder date in a clip since used to justify investigations (-5[1])of it. A 1980s ruling supporting this government agency, then led by Anne Gorsuch, (10[1])created deference to federal experts in interpreting unclear laws, (-5[1])but was overturned in 2024. This government agency plans to rescind a 2009 “endangerment finding” (10[1])as part of what Lee Zeldin has called the US’s “greatest day of deregulation,” (10[2])including changing NAAQS regulations on PM 2.5. For 10 points, what Nixon-era (10[1])government agency (10[1])is responsible for enforcing laws like the (10[1])Clean Air Act? ■END■ (10[2])

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