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Re:EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff by notpc on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:17PM (#13487520)
Like it or not, increasing fossil fuel extraction and cutting environmental regulations is now the policy of the President of the United States. The public communications of the executive branch are under his authority and he's not just going to let the EPA run its public relations and releases contrary to his agenda.

Like others have pointed out, there are other ways the public can get the information. But it won't be the EPA running a press office counter to the President's.

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Re:EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff by _delirium on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:22PM (#13487554)
For policy statements, yes. But scientific reports, from agencies that have a scientific civil service, like the DoE, NASA, EPA, DARPA, etc. are traditionally considered to be different from policy statements, and lots of them are released every month by low-ranking scientific staff without needing approval from the administration's political appointees.
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Re:EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff by Brakenshire on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:36PM (#13487681)
Yes, I expect goverments to vet release of data by all statistical agencies. Unemployment goes up? Just withhold the data! Problem solved.
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Re:EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff by burkaman on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @08:36PM (#13488007)
> Like it or not

I don't like it. I don't really understand the point of your comment, you seem to just be summarizing some of the article. Do you have something substantial to add?

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Re:EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff by notarealdoctor on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:22PM (#13487555)
> Like it or not, increasing fossil fuel extraction and cutting environmental regulations is now the policy of the President of the United States.

Like it or not, the Internet is here for those who want to fact check:

https://news.vice.com/story/president-obamas-climate-change-...

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Re:EPA Science Under Scrutiny by Trump Political Staff by notpc on Wednesday January 25, 2017 @07:35PM (#13487666)
The fact that Obama wasn't as environmentalist as some would have liked doesn't change the fact that Trump is clearly much much less so.
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