Chicago Sun Times -Since Trump took office, about 150 fewer scientists, technicians and
other employees are working in the EPA’s Chicago Region 5, covering
Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio, according to
EPA figures provided by the American Federation of Government Employees
Local 704 in Chicago, the EPA employees’ union....
The number of inspections out of the Chicago office has
plummeted by more than 60%, while inspections throughout the rest of the
nation declined by 30%. The same pattern is true of enforcement actions
aimed at getting polluters to change their actions through fines,
cleanups and mitigation agreements.
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