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Re:Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33... by knz on Monday January 30, 2017 @06:26PM (#13526043)
That is a poor metric. The EPA funds many pollution prevention and mitigation programs that far exceed the cost of staffing.
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Re:Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33... by general_ai on Monday January 30, 2017 @06:49PM (#13526154)
Nonetheless, people in Flint didn't have drinkable water for years. If the agency is so toothless with a highly politicized case like this, you can only imagine how toothless it is when it comes to the less publicized cases. So don't tell me how awesome the EPA currently is. Maybe it could, in fact, benefit from a swift kick in the ass.
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Re:Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33... by jolux on Monday January 30, 2017 @07:10PM (#13526256)
They can't do anything with the funding they have, so maybe they'll do better with less funding? That's a non-sequitur.
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Re:Toxic fluorinated compounds found in drinking water of 33... by general_ai on Monday January 30, 2017 @08:14PM (#13526637)
Maybe it's not about funding at all?
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