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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBill Moyers takes on Trump's choice to head EPA--scary stuff
https://www.facebook.com/moyersandcompany/videos/1581541141863891/In this exclusive web essay, Bill Moyers takes on President Trumps choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a track record of putting the business interests of the energy sector before the environmental and health interests of the public. He has spent his career fighting the rules and regulations of the agency he is now being nominated to lead. His expected confirmation threatens to make America great for polluters again.
Transcript here: http://billmoyers.com/story/an-epa-nominee-drafted-by-business-interests/
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Bill Moyers takes on Trump's choice to head EPA--scary stuff (Original Post)
japple
Feb 2017
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mn9driver
(4,412 posts)1. As seen in a couple places now, they intend to shut down the EPA entirely.
Not kidding.
emailed details to other lawmakers this week regarding a draft bill to completely abolish the Environmental Protection Agency. Florida Republican Matt Gaetz (gates) sent the email to potential co-sponsors of the bill that will shut down the EPA by the end
http://kticradio.com/agricultural/florida-representative-drafts-legislation-to-abolish-epa/
dalton99a
(81,062 posts)2. EPA will be an agency to protect polluters against the environment.
2naSalit
(86,031 posts)3. That's where they are headed with this.
Who need the TPP when we've got this regime messing up everything we hold dear?