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The EPA Is Backing Down From Environmental Justice Cases Nationwide
(theintercept.com)
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There is no good conservative alive on earth.
They insist on unlimited dumping of carcinogens into waterways. Because conservatives are racist, they choose the waterways that kill the most people of color.
Now the conservative "supreme" court is ready to gut EPA powers to prevent them from protecting the victims of conservatives.
Conservatives are proactively killing people of color and the fucking "supreme" court is making it perfectly legal to do.
This planet is in desperate need of a cleansing.
Honestly, at what point do we stop working within the system and following the rules trying to fight these monsters? They don’t follow the rules at all. They cheat and lie at every opportunity. I used to believe that taking the high road would eventually win out, but I don’t think that’s possible anymore.
Feeling the same way, friend. When do we fight back? When do the gloves come off? I don't know yet, but I feel it's coming