Case Files tagged: "Deregulation"

The EPA halts and exempts companies from new 'fence-line monitoring' rules that had exposed massive under-reporting of toxic emissions. This deregulation protects industrial polluters who were found to be releasing carcinogens at levels up to 156 times higher than self-reported estimates.

Under the guise of reorganization, the EPA eliminates the Office of Atmospheric Protection and the Energy Star program—a voluntary initiative saving consumers $500 billion—while simultaneously barring union representatives from meetings and dispersing scientists to dilute their influence.