On his last day as an EPA employee, Mike Cox sent a tough letter to Administrator Scott Pruitt about administration policies. “I, along with many EPA staff, are becoming increasing alarmed about the direction of EPA under your leadership … ” Cox said in a letter to Pruitt. Like Cox, they are upset with an administrator casting doubt on the central role carbon dioxide plays in climate change. Of course, Pruitt’s position is no surprise for a man who was appointed by a president who called climate change a hoax. The changes I am referencing are not impacts projected for the future, but are happening now.”Trump’s proposed EPA budget is the vehicle for his science-doubting policies.

Source: Washington Post April 07, 2017 11:03 UTC