Can’t wait for President Cruz to abolish the EPA. And NPR. And corporate taxes.
I was once very interested in abolishing the EPA, even going to the point of drafting legislation to accomplish that.
But the problem is, even if a future President revoked Nixon's executive order that created EPA, all the underlying statutes would remain on the books and any President would be bound to take care that those laws be faithfully executed. The creation of the EPA, in fact, was an economy move to eliminate duplication since ten or twelve Federal agencies were tripping over each other enforcing a whole slew of unconstitutional laws passed by Congress between 1946-1971.
Your hypothetical President Cruz would still be bound by:
Air
1955: Air Pollution Control Act PL 84-159
1963: Clean Air Act PL 88-206
1965: Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act PL 89-272
1966: Clean Air Act Amendments PL 89-675
1967: Air Quality Act PL 90-148
1969: National Environmental Policy Act PL 91-190
1970: Clean Air Act Extension PL 91-604
Water
1948: Water Pollution Control Act PL 80-845
1965: Water Quality Act PL 89-234
1966: Clean Waters Restoration Act PL 89-753
1969: National Environmental Policy Act PL 91-190
1970: Water Quality Improvement Act PL 91-224
Land
1964: Wilderness Act PL 88-577
1968: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act PL 90-542
1969: National Environmental Policy Act PL 91-190
1970: Wilderness Act PL 91-504
Endangered species
1946: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act PL 79-732
1966: Endangered Species Preservation Act PL 89-669
1969: Endangered Species Conservation Act PL 91-135
Hazardous waste
1965: Solid Waste Disposal Act PL 89-272
1969: National Environmental Policy Act PL 91-190
1970: Resource Recovery Act PL 91-512