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The job of the @EPA is to protect the environment. Under the Trump administration, that increasingly isn't happening. As reported, EPA inspections are at a 10 year low.https://wapo.st/2UZo8nr
If this was because there were no causes for inspections or violations that would be great news. But that simply isn't the case. In Illinois, the Region 5 office staffing is down by over 10%, leaving fewer bodies to monitor much less determine who should be inspected.
In Willowbrook IL, residents are fearful of rising cancer risks from a local facility that is releasing ethylene oxide but EPA has been too slow to monitor, collect data and determine if further enforcement actions are required.
The EPA is staffed with lifetime public servants who are committed to their mission. But at the leadership levels, we have a President and an EPA administrator who see their role as being to reduce the regulatory burden on polluters rather than protecting the environment.
In the longer term, it compromises the ability of the EPA to attract people to their agency who are motivated by the agencies mission. This ultimately destroys the consent of the governed upon which our country is based.
We must demand accountability at the EPA and I will commit to do so in my oversight roles on the Science Committee and Select Committee on Climate Change.
What about all of the food recalls the past 2 years and childhood diseases returning!
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