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Enforcement against polluters in the United States plunged in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a far bigger drop than in the same period of his first term, according to a new report from a watchdog group.

By analyzing a range of federal court and administrative data, the nonprofit Environmental Integrity Project found that civil lawsuits filed by the US Department of Justice in cases referred by the Environmental Protection Agency dropped to just 16 in the first 12 months after Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. That is 76 percent less than [the 66] in the first year of the Biden administration.

Trump’s first administration filed 86 such cases in its first year, which was in turn a drop from the Obama administration’s 127 four years earlier.

I added that "66" for biden. It's fairly obvious disinformation to hide his numbers. It obscures the ongoing decline under both "parties".

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[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago

Actively trying to harm the public. Corporate involvement should be televised, so the public can boycott