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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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