I'm old enough to remember the pollution back in the 70s. The EPA was a necessity back then.
I'd rather not revisit them, that's why I'm not thrilled with entirely doing away with the agency. However - it should be in "maintenance mode", more or less keeping the status quo, preventing things from getting too out of hand. I also can see the need for some sort of federal level regulatory body that can mediate between states - throwing something in the river in Minnesota *will* go downstream....
But the current out of control monster? Defining every mud puddle as a "wetland" and every roadside drainage ditch as a "navigable waterway"? A 50% cut might not be enough.
I also remember the pollution from before. It was bad.
But once we met all the pollution requirements, and our power plants emit essentially no pollution, they have changed the goal-post to “no carbon”. Which means, they have lost the plot.
So like you we need an agency, but this one has gone out of control. It needs to be reined in dramatically.