<![CDATA[Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules.]]>Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
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In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering exempting even more.
https://www.propublica.org/article/clean-air-act-exemptions-trump-emails?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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The republican vision of America...

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Are there actually ZERO mandates on rationale for decision making?

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Nope...only golden air for him.

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"Richard Shaffer, asset manager at Scrubgrass Reclamation Company, emailed asking for an exemption covering a western Pennsylvania power plant that burns coal waste. A significant portion of the electricity it generates is used to mine bitcoin. Keeping the cost of environmental compliance low was important “for the security of the United States,” Shaffer wrote.
A response came 11 days later in a presidential proclamation. Approved."
"National security" is the magic phrase.

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Criminal.

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