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Ok_Skill_1195 t1_ja8z5p0 wrote

Reply to comment by nastratin in This “Climate-Friendly” Fuel Comes With an Astronomical Cancer Risk: Almost half of products cleared so far under the new federal biofuels program are not in fact biofuels — and the EPA acknowledges that the plastic-based ones may present an “unreasonable risk” to human health or the environment. by nastratin

What the fuck does the EPA even do anymore? Like what is their purpose other than placating the masses when they're greenlighting this shit?

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sambull t1_ja90izv wrote

it's all captured now.. irs can't tax the rich, epa can't enforce anything other then a doing business tax, same with all the bank regulations.

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DoItYourSelf2 t1_ja9206e wrote

Yeah, when they were caught ignoring pleas from academia to do something about the lead in Michigan I pretty much wrote them off.

This didn't even seem to get much press, I think I saw a Frontline on it.

Same BS with the FDA. Our government is just about hopelessly corrupt and/or inept.

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CheesiestButt t1_jabspnu wrote

Time to move away and let the burden fall on the sickly politicians with foam in their mouths that stay

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shkeptikal t1_ja9hbej wrote

This is what tends to happen when you legalize government corruption. Welcome to the Plutocracy!

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Parafault t1_jacdwrl wrote

The EPA has been gutted so badly that they aren’t able to do much of anything anymore. I know people who work there, and they’re all extremely passionate about environmental protection: they’re just short staffed and their ability to actually regulate is often limited.

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