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We want clean air and drinking water. But the world's richest man, Elon Musk, thinks the efforts to protect those are wasteful government spending.
Or maybe he just thinks the EPA is a costly, personal inconvenience, since they've repeatedly fined Elon's companies for violating environmental laws.
Or maybe he just thinks the EPA is a costly, personal inconvenience, since they've repeatedly fined Elon's companies for violating environmental laws.
The Trump administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the Environmental Protection Agency's Chicago staff, including officials who enforce clean air and water laws and others dedicated to helping poor communities disproportionately harmed by pollution in the Midwest.
Trump, Musk move to oust EPA staff in the Great Lakes region, including dozens responsible for protecting drinking water for 30 million in U.S. and Canada
The Trump administration is moving to fire or force out more than 20% of the agency’s Chicago staff.
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February 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We want clean air and drinking water. But the world's richest man, Elon Musk, thinks the efforts to protect those are wasteful government spending.
Or maybe he just thinks the EPA is a costly, personal inconvenience, since they've repeatedly fined Elon's companies for violating environmental laws.
Or maybe he just thinks the EPA is a costly, personal inconvenience, since they've repeatedly fined Elon's companies for violating environmental laws.