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THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters
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THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1)
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We did something sort of crazy at The NYT this year, as we look for ways to dig into what has happened at the Environmental Protection Agency since Trump returned to the White House.
We collected more than 466,200 pages of federal and state documents.....
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THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters
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THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1)
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Let’s start with the rules themselves. The EPA in 2024 had updated at least nine air toxics rules that are part of the Clean Air Act. The agency ordered upgrades to curb cancer or excessive air pollution.
Let’s start with the rules themselves. The EPA in 2024 had updated at least nine air toxics rules that are part of the Clean Air Act. The agency ordered upgrades to curb cancer or excessive air pollution.
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You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one?
See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
You can look in your state/see where these sources of air toxics are located. Do you live near one?
See link here for online version of the map with data built in re name/etc for each pollution source given Trump waiver:
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...
Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules
For decades now, Clean Air Act has allowed the president to issue a so-called presidential exemption to at least temporarily suspect a rule intended to protect public health/air quality.
I found this from 1973
Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules
For decades now, Clean Air Act has allowed the president to issue a so-called presidential exemption to at least temporarily suspect a rule intended to protect public health/air quality.
I found this from 1973
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Join our Toxics Cleanup Division! Duties include the following:
📉 Analyze environmental data
🛢️ Investigate and remediate polluted sites
🌱 Oversee site closures
...and more!
🗓️ Apply by Nov 16
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Join our Toxics Cleanup Division! Duties include the following:
📉 Analyze environmental data
🛢️ Investigate and remediate polluted sites
🌱 Oversee site closures
...and more!
🗓️ Apply by Nov 16
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
You can now submit public comments until: Jan. 15, 2027.
For more information: ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics...
You can now submit public comments until: Jan. 15, 2027.
For more information: ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics...