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It seems to me that the EPA has been totally captured by corporate interests. It's hard to listen to stories about decisions they've made, for example approving
by richbell 4y ago
It seems to me that the EPA has been totally captured by corporate interests. It's hard to listen to stories about decisions they've made, for example approving Atrazine[0] despite the protests of the scientific advisors, and have any confidence that they'll actually make a meaningful impact.
[0] https://youtu.be/i5uSbp0YDhc https://youtu.be/i5uSbp0YDhc
- TylerE 4y agoSeems to me the body doing the science and the body doing the regulating and enforcement shouldn’t be the same.
- atoav 4y agoWhat does that help in an political environment where anonymous lobbying is more or less legal? The incredibly lax lobbying and campaign financing law in the US leads to the expected levels of corruption and the greatest democracy in the world is completely powerless to rid itself from this obvious problem.
- sneak 4y agoScratch the surface in the USA and you'll see it in all major regulatory bodies: FDA, FCC, EPA, FAA just as top of mind examples. I don't understand why more people don't regard the US as a country riddled with corruption. They literally won't let Boeing or AT&T or Comcast or Dow or ADM fail no matter how criminal they become.