Summary

Allies of Donald Trump are targeting the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of a broader deregulatory agenda.

House Republicans criticized EPA scientific integrity policies, claiming they hinder political leadership, while Senate Republicans, led by Shelley Moore Capito, are attacking strict PFAS drinking water regulations.

These rules, designed to address toxic “forever chemicals,” have faced industry pushback over costs and scientific claims, despite broad scientific support.

Critics warn of intensified attacks on EPA scientists and weakened environmental protections under a potential Trump administration. Industry groups are lobbying to roll back key regulations.

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    25 days ago

    People are so fucking stupid. Idiocracy wasn’t supposed to be a “how to” manual.

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      25 days ago

      If you pick up pretty much any science fiction book and read it front to cover, it is often the bad parts that authors go to great lenghts to make clear it should never had come to be that are usually recreated in reality.

      Ever read Starship Troopers?