Demand Congress intervene to save critical U.S. environmental programs

Demand Congress intervene to save critical U.S. environmental programs

Since its inception, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has helped make America’s air and water clean again. The sight of people fishing and canoeing in the Cuyahoga River is testimony to the agency’s fine work. But the Trump administration and unelected billionaire Elon Musk have launched an assault on EPA protections.In response to an executive order from President Donald Trump, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recommended striking down EPA’…

Scientists see opportunities to drastically reduce global environmental pressure. To do this, countries must intervene quickly and take measures against CO2 emissions, overconsumption and excessive water use. This is what researchers concluded in the scientific journal Nature on Wednesday. Dutch climate scientist and lead author Detlef van Vuuren finds it hopeful. “We can still bend the curve.”

Trump’s EPA: Staff Fear and Environmental Justice Under Siege

Staffers said Trump is “lobotomizing our agency” by forcing thousands into buyouts and politicizing notions like environmental justice. The post “Intense Culture of Fear”: Behind the Scenes as Trump Destroys the EPA From Within appeared first on The Intercept. Source