Day of the Temple, 55th of Summer, 525 M.E. (Castor): Headline (The Guardian): "Exposure to a mix of pesticides raises risk of pregnancy complications, study suggests."

Headline (ABC News): "Climate change is altering the length of days on Earth, according to new research."

Headline (Reuters): "Trump signs proclamations granting two-year relief from Biden-era EPA regulations."

Headline (The New York Times): "EPA Says It Will Eliminate Its Scientific Research Arm."  The decision comes after a Supreme Court ruling allowing the Trump administration to slash the federal work force and dismantle agencies, the Times notes.

In a nearly 40-year career in environmental consultation, I've had my nit-picky fights with EPA. But I've never had issue with the underlaying science, just the way that compliance with the findings was implemented. But now the Stable Genius is gutting not only the way that compliance is mandated, but the underlying science as well.       

We need science, research, and studies now more than ever. Climate change, forever chemicals, ultraprocessed foods, and emerging diseases are threatening humans in new ways and in greater numbers, but the Stable Genius is overseeing the dismantling of our universities and our government research facilities. So that the ultra-wealthy can pay lower taxes. 

We are all so fucked. We are all so very, very fucked.