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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

(www.nytimes.com)
258 points anigbrowl | 2 comments | 18 Jul 25 23:00 UTC | HN request time: 1.245s | source
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dfee ◴[19 Jul 25 06:09 UTC] No.44612986[source]▶
There’s strong consensus in these comments. That gives me pause.

Was the prior system good? Was it great? If so, was it optimal? If not, what does better look like?

The discussion can splinter a thousand ways, and on HN it should as we seek truth.

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1. TrackerFF ◴[19 Jul 25 08:15 UTC] No.44613583[source]▶
Time to pull out Occam's razor again:

A) The Trump admin has conducted rigorous analysis and audit of 55 years of EPA research, and concluded that it is so insignificant and ineffective that one can just dismantle the entire department.

B) The Trump admin rubber stamps anything the Heritage Foundation / Project 2025 wants done, and are desperate to find money for their tax cut funding.

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2. slaw ◴[19 Jul 25 09:28 UTC] No.44613922[source]▶
Both.