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More on the shady dealings and corruption at the Kennedy Center ⤵️
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November 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Under Lee Zeldin’s leadership, gone are the days of the EPA protecting human health and the environment. Polluters rejoice.
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Behind the facade of these “accomplishments” is the real dirty work of the EPA.

The agency has not only proposed rolling back power plant and vehicle pollution protections—but ending greenhouse gas pollution protections altogether.
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The EPA is weakening protections for mercury, lead, and arsenic pollution.

But at least they’re funding ONE lead and arsenic cleanup project in Colorado…
Document Shows E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Limits on Mercury From Power Plants
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November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The EPA is touting a North Dakota Tribal greenhouse project.

Meanwhile, the agency canceled $20 million in flood protection money to Kipnuk, Alaska—just months before the Tribal village suffered lethal flooding.
www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
Before Alaska flooding, EPA canceled $20 million flood protection grant
The disaster laid bare the Alaska Native village’s vulnerability to flooding and the consequences of the Trump administration’s cuts to environmental programs.
www.seattletimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The EPA provided ONE water infrastructure loan to a community in Utah, yet the agency proposed cutting funding to states for sewage and drinking water systems by 89%.
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Another EPA “victory"—providing air monitoring support for ONE community.

Meanwhile, the agency pulled millions in air monitoring funding from communities like this one.
In One of the Nation’s Most Polluted Communities, Trump Terminates Funding for Air Monitoring - Inside Climate News
Residents in majority-Black north Birmingham, Alabama, have long been subjected to industrial pollution. The new administration has cut funding for a program aimed at measuring the impact.
insideclimatenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The EPA is celebrating answering ONE citizen complaint about discharges into waters of the US.

This week, the agency stripped even more protections for wetlands and streams across the country.
EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers
The Environmental Protection Agency says it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the amount of wetlands it covers.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Read @whitehouse.senate.gov's warning to the Trump Administration ⤵️
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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM