• silence7OPM
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    3 months ago

    The US rulemaking process is designed to go slow, and Trump forced out most of the EPA staff.

    It’s a lot easier to break things than it is to build.

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      3 months ago

      For reference on why the staff thing is an issue, it currently takes ~18 months for the federal government to hire someone, which is why many departments are critically understaffed.