“Widespread contamination may be harming the health of millions or even tens of millions of Americans and the government is intentionally covering up some of the evidence,” said Erik Olson, a senior director for health, food and agriculture initiatives at the Natural Resources Defense Council, in an interview.
BOY! And we all thought T rumpp was bad!
Pruitt removes scientists from key EPA board
Washington (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency dismissed half the scientists who serve on a science review board that plays a crucial role in the work the EPA does, CNN has learned Monday.
The EPA relies heavily on the scientific guidance of the group when it comes to air and water quality when making policy decisions. An EPA spokesman told CNN there are a total of 18 positions on this particular advisory board, and nine of those scientists were not renewed following the end of their three-year term.
There is a notable ideological shift at the agency under the Trump administration and EPA head Scott Pruitt. Some in the scientific community say the dismissal of such a large number of scientists from the EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors is further evidence of that.
Who could have predicted this would cause problems?
I realize that corporations and businesses both large and small exist to make profit. But you can make a profit and not be evil. The only way this works is by killing off your consumers,you own the pharmecutical company that provides a life-extending drug to counter-act it. In a friendly merger. But at some point, you will have significantly reduced your product consumers…hmmm let’s table this for now until we can get some more bribes together.