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Experts behind America's environmental gains are still around

Original: A lot of the same people who made US environmental and public health conditions high once upon a time are still around.

Commenters are pointing out that the scientists, administrators, inspectors, attorneys and maintenance staff who once made US environmental and public health standards among the world's best are still in the workforce. The observation, shared in science-focused discussions, suggests the expertise that built those protections has not disappeared, and that declining conditions are a matter of policy and resourcing rather than a loss of capable people.

Why now: Ongoing debates over weakening US environmental and public health protections are prompting reflection on whether existing expertise could restore them.

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• A lot of the same people who made US environmental and public health conditions high once upon a time are still around. The scientists, competent & caring administrators, inspectors, attorneys, maintenance folks, etc. etc. are still around. As much as I love fun creative… · ml@eldritch.cafe · 10

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