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Trump plans to cut EPA staff in half
washingtonexaminer.com ^
| Jan. 27, 2017
| JOHN SICILIANO
Posted on 01/27/2017 2:09:53 PM PST by PROCON
President Trump is seeking to slash the number of workers at the Environmental Protection Agency by at least half, leaving it significantly gutted as the administration mulls further cuts, the former head of Trump's EPA transition team said Friday.
"Let's aim for half and see how it works out, and then maybe we'll want to go further," Myron Ebell said now that he has returned to his position as director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Ebell left the Trump transition team a week ago.
Ebell told the Associated Press that Trump is likely to seek significant reductions in the agency's 15,000-person work force. Slashing half of the work force would leave 7,500 at the agency, which would dramatically reduce its capacity to move out regulations quickly.
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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; cuts; epa; first100days; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; goodstart; trump; trump45; trumpenvironment; trumpepa; winning
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Are we tired of all this winning yet?
WOO-HOO!
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:09:53 PM PST
by
PROCON
To: PROCON
Too much Winning, Mr. President!
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:11:04 PM PST
by
JPJones
(George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
To: PROCON
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:12:17 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
To: PROCON
Just as importantly, I’d love to see swift action to suspend existing EPA regulations that Obummer used to do an end-around on Congress and go after businesses.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:12:44 PM PST
by
NohSpinZone
(First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
To: PROCON
Works for me.
So, which of them goes first?
To: PROCON
If you believe in Global Warming you are fired.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:13:13 PM PST
by
bray
(Pray for President Trump)
To: PROCON
Yeah, the EPA got the lead out of Gasoline, now it’s time to get the alcohol out, for the reduction in CO2 production.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:13:35 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
To: PROCON
I thought I couldn't love him more....
I WAS WRONG...!
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:14:18 PM PST
by
gaijin
To: PROCON; Donald J Trump
Fire anyone who was involved in that EPA-induced mine waste spill on the Animas River.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:15:17 PM PST
by
NorthMountain
(Washington Post is fake news)
To: PROCON
Cut in half and then cut the funds for each half.
To: PROCON
which would dramatically reduce its capacity to move out regulations quickly. They say this like it's a bad thing.
I would like Trump to put out an EO telling EPA they shall issue NO MORE regulations.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:16:55 PM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: PROCON
Turn in your guns and badges at the door...
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:16:58 PM PST
by
\/\/ayne
(I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
To: PROCON
Trump plans to cut EPA staff in half For most of them right at the beltline should be just about the halfway point.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:17:46 PM PST
by
Iron Munro
(If Illegals voted Rebublican 66 Million Democrats Would Be Screaming "Build The Wall!")
To: Paladin2
Staff in Half....EVERYWHERE!
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:18:09 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
To: PROCON
Does that mean that I’ll now be allowed to collect the rain water that God allowed to fall onto my property?
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:18:36 PM PST
by
blam
To: PROCON
I am hoping that I can soon buy a normal gas can again, instead of those abysmal things that the EPA forced upon us.
Also hoping Tier V goes away, CAFE goes away, restrictions of 2 cycle motors go away and normal dish washing detergent
How about getting rid of the entire agency and while he is at it getting rid of the BATFE as well.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:19:09 PM PST
by
JayElBee
To: PROCON
I hope this is just a precursor to fully and completely removing the EPA from the federal gov.
Everything the EPA is supposed to do can be done better and cheaper by the state involved. Any disputes between states is why we have a federal court.
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:19:16 PM PST
by
Grimmy
(equivocation is but the first step along the road to capitulation)
To: PROCON
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:19:41 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
To: Buckeye McFrog
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:19:43 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
To: PROCON
Donate their hoard of ammo to the NRA, eh?
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posted on
01/27/2017 2:20:54 PM PST
by
blam
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