A Breath of Fresh Air at the EPA

Finally, a breath of fresh air with some actual accountability at the EPA.

“…one example, a 26-member board had 24 EPA grantees who had received more than $200 million in research grants from the agency. These scientists were “reviewing” either their own research or the research of their colleagues.”  In what universe does anyone think THAT is a good idea, on either side of the political fence? Definitely no bias there (enter, sarcasm).

I began my legal career over 20 years ago working in environmental law, so I’ve had the opportunity to review agency rules over the years and saw first-hand how the EPA had become an “echo chamber[s] of a single point of view”, to the point where it would violate the constitutional rights of Americans in pursuit of its myopic political agenda, often based on “secret” science that it has refused to turn over to Congress for review.

Now I’m all for clean air and drinking water and protecting the environment – I love to spend time out in nature because it reflects the glory of the God I serve and makes me feel closer to him. But I am not in support of lying to people, stealing their land and money through unnecessary regulations, fines and taxation, and then misappropriating those funds to one’s colleagues through crony capitalism to further one’s political agenda.

I seek the truth in what’s really happening in the scientific data and then altering our behavior accordingly. An unbiased review of the data with accountability is where that begins. Bravo, Scott Pruitt.

EPA Chief Puts Science Back into Environmental Protection