Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) has issued a statement following President Donald J. Trump’s decision to pardon Troy Lake, a Wyoming resident who was prosecuted for violating an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation. According to Lummis, the prosecution was politically motivated.
“I’m grateful that President Trump has pardoned Troy Lake, a Wyoming constituent who was the victim of a weaponized Biden Justice Department that targeted him simply for keeping diesel engines in school buses, ambulances, and fire trucks running in our tough western weather. I have visited Troy and his wife, Holly, at their home outside Cheyenne and heard firsthand how the Biden administration wrongfully imprisoned him for violating an EPA rule. This case is yet another example of how federal agencies have been weaponized by Democrat administrations against hardworking Americans. I’ll continue fighting to ensure this kind of government abuse never happens again. I’m thankful that Troy and his family can now put this injustice behind them and move forward—they deserve it,” Lummis said.
Lummis had previously sent a letter to President Trump on September 30, 2025, requesting the pardon for Lake. In early October, she also welcomed Fox News to Wyoming to bring attention to Lake’s case and discussed her proposed legislation designed to prevent similar prosecutions of mechanics in the future.
In October 2025, Senator Lummis introduced the “Diesel Truck Liberation Act,” which seeks to end what she describes as aggressive enforcement by the EPA against truck owners and mechanics under rules implemented during previous administrations.
Lummis met with Troy and Holly Lake at their home near Cheyenne in October 2025.
