sent 6/12/2018 "EPA Staff Says Trump Administration Changing Agency Mission to Protect Industry"

"EPA Staff Says Trump Administration Changing Agency Mission to Protect Industry," by Christopher Sellers, Lindsey Dillon, Phil Brown, The Conversation, Truthout, June 10, 2018

Less enforcement against polluters.  Serving industry, mainly.  Pruitt meets only with industry representatives, never with concerned citizens.  Sharp staffing cuts coming.  Fear among employees.  Many other specifics.  Please take a look.

Related:
sent 6/5/2018 "Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America"
sent 4/26/2018 (PLEASE TAKE THIS VIRAL) What can we do to help save clean air, water, and soil from Charles Koch, Donald Trump, and Scott Pruitt?; (GREAT YouTube video, 10 min) Re: National Geographic: "A Running List of How Trump Is Changing the Environment"; the Koch Brothers again
from 12/17/2017--Bill Moyers: Scott Pruitt Will Make America Great Again — For Polluters
sent 1/18/17 to help you to decide what you are going to do now: good people, much news: Ira Chernus; Jim Hightower; Jeremy Scahill; Frances Scott Piven; and more

love to you and your family,

Larry

sent 6/11/2018 Why “America First” Means “Europe United”--by a former prime minister of Belgium

"Why 'America First' Means 'Europe United,'" byGuy Verhofstadt, Project Syndicate, June 8, 2018.  Guy Verhofstadt is a former prime minister of Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Verhofstadt

"'US Officially in Trade War With Canada' as Trump Doubles Down on Reckless Tariffs," by Jake Johnson, staff writer, Common Dreams, June 9, 2018, republished at Truthout.
Trade is complicated and there are good deals and bad deals. But the president starting a trade war is stupid and hurts Americans.

"A photo from the G7 perfectly captured Trump vs. the rest of the world"
Taken June 9, 2018.


Given Guy Verhofstadt's statements in the lead article, that the EU is pulling itself together including bringing Britain back into the fold despite Brexit, it would appear that Trump's plan to divide the EU and get it to collapse might not be working.  Reference "Trump Is Choosing Eastern Europe," by Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, June 6, 2018, which I sent you four days ago.

love to you and your family,

Larry