EPA in Elon Musk’s crosshairs
The tech mogul has had run-ins with the agency over permits and regulatory violations, and his businesses stand to benefit from slashing rules.
E&E News cited CEI’s expert on the EPA’s future under DOGE
Wayne Crews, a fellow of regulatory studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a free market think tank, hopes the commission pursues not just moving agencies but winding them down altogether.
“If you’re concerned about draining that proverbial swamp, transplanting some of the swamp vegetation out into the heartland is not going to be the way to shrink government,” Crews said.
Yet to close EPA would take action from Capitol Hill. While lawmakers regularly rail against government bloat, they almost never ax specific programs in the face of opposition from the public or special interest groups.
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