The EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. It was established in 1970 during the Nixon administration. The creation of EPA was a response to public and scientific concern about pollution of the air, land, and water by chemicals discarded by industry. Republicans at the time were conservatives, and they prided themselves on championing clean air […]
The EPA is the Environmental Protection Agency. It was established in 1970 during the Nixon administration. The creation of EPA was a response to public and scientific concern about pollution of the air, land, and water by chemicals discarded by industry.
Republicans at the time were conservatives, and they prided themselves on championing clean air and clean water.
But in the age of Trump, environmental protection is considered a hindrance to industry. It also is a burden to the coal industry.
Trump appointed one of his most loyal allies to lead EPA. This is how he defines its mission:
“We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion to drive down cost of living for American families, unleash American energy, bring auto jobs back to the U.S. and more,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a news release.
- To drive down the cost of living.
- To unleash American energy.
- To bring back auto jobs to the U.S.
Notice what’s missing? Any reference to reducing toxic pollution from the air, land, and waters.
Zeldin announced that he intends to eliminate dozens of EPA regulations. More toxic chemicals will be dumped into lakes and streams. More smokestacks will belch smoke into the air. More brownfields of chemicals will poison the land.
A sad day for America.
