I don't get it. I feel like, secretly, House/Senate Republicans MUST be like "Yo this is all crazy", and yet they just keep confirming his batshit insane Cabinet nominees!
The other thing is that he still has a sky high approval rating with Republicans.
The authors of this article are Bahl and Cocke.
I'll be over here.
Like, most Republicans know that climate change is a thing, right?
Even if they don't, there are SO MANY OTHER THINGS that the EPA does! Clean air! Clean water! Toxic waste disposal! Poison control! Cleaning up sites like Love Canal! Fixing the lead in the pipes in places like Flint!
I have been to China, and the air there is a fucking nightmare. The EPA serves a public health function, and I'm really worried about cancer and asthma rates in the near future.
Timelies all!
Posting from the train to Boston, as we are going up for Boskone.
Yeah, but the GOP's official stance has been that government regulation is just not necessary for pretty much anything, the market will take care of it.
There's also that idea the environmental protections are just an excuse for liberal elites to control everybody's life.
Real men LIKE breathing carcinogens!
From time to time I see stuff like..
They said all the birds would be dead by now and they aren't!!!
Which is just...so frustrating.
But yeah there is this idea that I'd you take away regulations and laws businesses will still follow them . Even though there are still issues with compliance. Or if you take away regulations there will be more jobs.