We are going to lose a vast amount of natural reserves to greedy corporations. They simply do not care about us, citizens and our needs for clean air, water and robust ecosystems.
I'm really trying. But every single day, it's just horrifically worse news. I knew it was going to be bad things are happening at warp speed. I hate Trump and Musk more than I have ever hated anyone.
Lee Zeldin can only be named ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑚𝑎𝑛 in this process. With his outright disdain for environmental concerns, Trump finds Zeldin well suited to head the EPA.
With fewer staff to pay you'll be able to buy a load of brooms with which to sweep the forests!
Seriously, these cretins don't think the environment is important, they'd strip mine the planet given the chance. What pisses me off is all those supporting him because they think God will protect us 🙄
Because he doesn’t think the environment needs protecting. It doesn’t benefit him or any of his goons, so away with it.
Yet his followers still think this is absolutely wonderful and cheer him on thinking this will somehow make everything better. I weep for what little will remain for the future.
Let "Long Live the Queen " be our rallying cry!
Serious comment, even logical though not yet well thought out(that takes more brains thinking together)
Sadly, Trump‘s goal is to let our national parks become so dilapidated that they can be sold back to the states they are located in for his real estate buddies to develop. Let’s stand up to this bully.
The ferel pigs have this specially designed corral
trap. I would like to see something similar to be used to catch all the putrid wh and GOP personnel.
Toxic waste disposal next, a job for the EPA.
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That would require the Republicunts to grow a backbone. And seeing some of the town halls, they would rather get burned at the stake by their own constituents.
America needs a restart. Seriously.
Election laws need to be torn down. FPTP voting abolished, along with the Elect. College. SuperPACs and congress stockholding can fuck off too.
This has been stewing for a long time, and nobody cared because they were in on it too.
So much for implementing the END PARKINSON ACT signed into law so long ago in 2024 -85% of Parkinson is environmentally caused eg air pollution, pesticides, paraquat, rotenone etc
But what is the catalyst? When will someone be brave enough to do it? Their life would be forfeit in an instant.
How does one break through and decide enough is enough? The precious lands that we protect have no more protection. How and when do the people actually rise against this new nazi regime?
The easiest way to answer that question is this: why aren't YOU brave enough to do it? In other words why do you (and all of the rest of us, including me) keep hoping that *someone else* will do the things for us?
Beyond what I have said, there is also the repercussions. If this dictator of ours has allied with the other dictators of the world, we also become powerless to their incursions as well. This one small act will unleash years of terror on all fronts. How does someone fire that shot and live with that
I absolutely love your answer. And I completely agree with you. I ask the question of who could commit the ultimate sacrifice, yet have no clue how to do it myself. I’m primitively limited by location and tactics.
I may have been a soldier, but I had a team to rely on. Who is down to join?
I don't believe that was legit just staged because at the time he was down in the polls.
Never saw any actual real documents from doctors at the hospital.
It was a fun theory to throw around but I'm not sure I buy it. Like I'm not sure they're capable of the level of coordination it would have taken to find and set up a patsy and take him out while minimizing actual risk to the candidate. Occums razor slicing it pretty thin here
This administration is full of psychopaths. We are being held hostage by evil people who were voted in but other evil people, the criminally insane, or those who are just plain stupid and believe the propaganda machine
Before he gets rid of it all together, but that will only be after the American people sit on their hands waiting for elections that never come and he and the fascists figure how to run their version of a government.
Great, now our children can lose access to healthcare and food as well as being poisoned. These rich oligarchs won't have anyone to do the work at this rate.
We could see 1️⃣ Toxic Water in Small-Town America – WV, KY & OH already struggle with water pollution from coal & industry. With 65% fewer EPA staff, expect more poisoned wells, more cancer, and no federal help to fix it. Just ask Flint, MI. 1/10
2️⃣ Cancer Alley (LA & TX) Will Get Worse – Trump loves oil & gas, but do you? Louisiana & Texas already have some of the highest cancer rates in the U.S. thanks to pollution. Without the EPA, corporations will dump more toxins into your air & water—and no one will stop them. 2/10
3️⃣ Coal Jobs Aren’t Coming Back, But Black Lung Is – A gutted EPA won’t bring back coal, but it WILL mean more miners dying from black lung disease in WV & PA. No safety inspections, no protections—just workers getting sick & dying younger. 3/10
4️⃣ Superfund Sites Will Be Left to Rot – NJ, PA, OH, MI, IN, IL have toxic waste dumps that the EPA is cleaning up RIGHT NOW. With staff cuts, those cleanups stop. That means your community will be left living on top of cancer-causing chemicals. 4/10
5️⃣ Chemical Disasters Will Be Deadlier – Remember East Palestine, OH? The EPA led that cleanup. Without them, future train derailments, oil spills, and chemical plant explosions will mean slower responses & worse contamination. Who pays the price? You do. 5/10
6️⃣ Farmers Will Take a Big Hit – The EPA regulates factory farm waste, keeping it out of rivers & wells. Less oversight means Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas & Wisconsin will see more toxic runoff, poisoned wells, and dead fish—hurting farmers, not helping them. 6/10
Their function is to "protects people and the environment from significant health risks." This includes water quality & hazardous waste. Cutting by more than half will clearly put Americans at risk. As we have seen time after time, American corporations won't do the "right thing" without oversight..
This is exactly what caused my transition from a Republican to Democrat. I used to believe that people/corps would do the right thing on their own. Totally underestimated the power of greed.
On 2/25/25 the Federal Register published a document to gut the National Environment Policy Act. The 1969 Magna Carta of American environmental policy and protection. There is a 30 day comment period. Please share widely.
Recipe for gridlock, not efficiency. No staff to process permits, authorize state programs, issue rulemakings (or to delete rules … still have to follow APA). If you want to gut environmental protections and “drill baby drill,” you keep the staff to ram everything through with minimal requirements.
“People that don’t exist” are most likely unfilled allocated positions. Every budget unit in government has these at least most of the time, because it’s hard to stay fully staffed. In a budget crunch one way to balance the budget on paper is to “de allocate “ unfilled positions.
God forbid we raise taxes for billionaires to keep regulating, educating, researching, and protecting our environment. That being said, no whining is allowed! We have the power; let’s get organized.
Again, if only billionaires are being represented by the govt, I don't see why I should pay taxes. I prefer to give that money directly to health/nat parks/enviro organizations.
The rapist now rapes the land, the water, and the air. Poorer health for all Americans ( and organisms)! Are we winning yet, b/c it doesn’t feel like it.
Didn’t he put trophy hunters in the EPA’s advisory board during his first term? Pals of junior, no doubt. He loves killing wildlife for fun, foreign and domestic.
In an absolute tizzy at the moment because NRDC supporter call just said all we can do is call our reps and write letters to the editors. Newsflash: Our reps could care less and #freepress is dead.
i’ve been disheartened by the NGO playbook for a while. writing letters to the editor of the local paper was fine before they started going under and circulation declined. why not tell people to post on SM, host a podcast, something that actually reflects today’s mediums
Ffs, I thought Facebook was full of angry entitlement. This comment thread is wild. Keep up the updates @altnps.bsky.social thank you for keeping us in the loop!
Can anyone make this stop? We need more Federal workers not less. We need to update antiquated systems. All Congress members should get the same pay & benefits as Federal workers and military. Create bigger & better watchdogs, regulations, scam prevention, consumer protection...
Migratory birds no flying south for the winter because it is snowing in fucking Florida causing Bird Flu and this dumb shit is cutting the epa. This planet is fucking doomed.
Literally my masters thesis is on why the EPA specifically needs to be taken out of the control of the executive branch and run independently to avoid literally bullshit like this. Fuck!
We need a battalion of hackers who can break into and clone servers, copy data-sets, and steal what needs to be stolen so that essential agencies can go rogue and continue their necessary work.
He did clarify that but that big of a reduction in budget would definitely cause loss of staff. He also said epa has “wasteful” spending. I’d like to see him say that to the faces of kids who are drinking contaminated water and lead paint filled schools.
Unfortunately Amy, the heartless Orc would look them in the eye with a smile on his face and tell them they will be happy with these changes…and they will gleefully march into oblivion for him.
That makes me very sad.
65% cut would cut 1️⃣ Community Change Grants Program – In 2024, the EPA awarded $1.6 billion to 105 projects nationwide, focusing on pollution reduction and climate resilience. For instance, High Point, North Carolina, received funding to combat industrial pollution affecting local neighborhoods.
2️⃣ EJ Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program .This initiative allocated $40mil to 171 projects in DE, MD, PA, VA, WVa, and the DC. Projects included lead contamination remediation in Baltimore, Maryland, and air quality improvement efforts in Richmond, Virginia.
3️⃣ EJ Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program.In 2023, 98 community-based organizations received a total of $43.8mil to address local environmental challenges. 1 recipient, a nonprofit in wv utilized funds to tackle elevated lead levels in drinking water
4️⃣ Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program – The EPA received 452 applications requesting approximately $950.3mik to enhance recycling infrastructure. Communities like Springfield, Missouri, sought funding to modernize waste management systems
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https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/26/trump-epa-spending-cut-00206228
During Trump 1.0 I wondered if I’d still be “allowed” to teach hs science if worse came to worst. That was hyperbolic then. It isn’t now.
For those who don’t know, almost every state mostly rubber stamps the cleanup stds set by the Feds. We rely on the Feds to do the serious science.
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/investigations/love_canal/lctimbmb.htm
We need you in this fight.
I'm not a psychiatrist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
That's a long separation for someone like musk, who seems to have profound emotional object permanence issues.
Maybe he'll forget to pick up his boy when putin's time is up. Best to let trump stay with the parent who can provide structure.
Pollution
Jfc
Seriously, these cretins don't think the environment is important, they'd strip mine the planet given the chance. What pisses me off is all those supporting him because they think God will protect us 🙄
Yet his followers still think this is absolutely wonderful and cheer him on thinking this will somehow make everything better. I weep for what little will remain for the future.
Serious comment, even logical though not yet well thought out(that takes more brains thinking together)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/26/trump-epa-spending-cut-00206228
trap. I would like to see something similar to be used to catch all the putrid wh and GOP personnel.
Toxic waste disposal next, a job for the EPA.
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Friday, March 7
State Capitals/ DC
#genocide #israel #fascism #felon #ethniccleansing #breaking #meme
Or hear me out: A People’s Party.
Election laws need to be torn down. FPTP voting abolished, along with the Elect. College. SuperPACs and congress stockholding can fuck off too.
This has been stewing for a long time, and nobody cared because they were in on it too.
Welcome to Idiocracy.
Trumps inauguration was January 20. +53 days = March 14
In 53 days Hitler Dismantled a Democracy.
Stop Mad King Musk and his orange puppet.
Whether you like it or not, the Revolution has already started, this is a war beyond Civil, these are rights and humans that are no longer safe.
It is time to fight.
How does one break through and decide enough is enough? The precious lands that we protect have no more protection. How and when do the people actually rise against this new nazi regime?
I may have been a soldier, but I had a team to rely on. Who is down to join?
Never saw any actual real documents from doctors at the hospital.
Bummer.
This will be a very tough year for a lot of Americans.
Unless you're a billionaire.
REJOICE!
I’m not shocked or in awe, are you?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal
Over
People
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations
On 2/25/25 the Federal Register published a document to gut the National Environment Policy Act. The 1969 Magna Carta of American environmental policy and protection. There is a 30 day comment period. Please share widely.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations
The cleanup started in the 90s and is still ongoing.
Pollution in the US has never stopped, it’s just slowed or been moved.
This is very bad for any progress that’s been made.
#MentalHealth #SelfCare
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That makes me very sad.