The EPA cracked down on Tesla and SpaceX. Then Elon Musk and DOGE took over.

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1. Well gosh, nobody could have seen that coming in a pay to play system. Musk gave Trump hundreds of millions of dollars (which was like .1% of his wealthy) for nothing in return. That is what billionaires are know for, their philanthropy and in no way for hoarding resources and using what they have to enrich themselves even more…Mabye the environmentalists should pay off Trump through his proxy accounts? at the very least they could get some of the market manipulation (you know early policy info before everyone else) action and increasing the money they can bribe to finally get some real action done??? jsut spitballing here to help things out.

2. Thanks for sharing this! Here’s a bit from the article:

   Elon Musk runs companies that make electric vehicles and solar panels, things that are supposed to reduce pollution and fight climate change. But over the years, Musk’s companies have faced repeated accusations by regulators including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that they’ve skirted the law, from allegations of Tesla mishandling hazardous waste to SpaceX polluting wetlands. Now, with President Donald Trump’s blessing, Musk is taking an ax to the federal agency tasked with enforcing environmental law in the US and regulating companies — including his own.

   Internal EPA records obtained by The Verge show repeated enforcement actions against Tesla over the Clean Air Act and federal hazardous waste law between 2015 and February of this year. The records also show multiple enforcement actions EPA has taken against SpaceX over the Clean Water Act since 2015.

   After spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help Donald Trump get reelected, Musk spearheaded the launch of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to slash federal spending and fire workers, including those from agencies that are supposed to ensure companies, including his own, follow the law. The EPA was one of the first on the chopping block, targeted with mass layoffs and drastic reductions in the scope of its work.

   The agency’s ability to hold polluters accountable is at stake, current and former EPA employees and outside experts tell The Verge. The federal government’s environmental watchdog is being kept on a short leash, and a billionaire businessman with a track record of alleged abuses has his hand on it.

   Read more from Justine Calma: [https://www.theverge.com/environment/652767/elon-musk-trump-tesla-spacex-epa-enforcement](https://www.theverge.com/environment/652767/elon-musk-trump-tesla-spacex-epa-enforcement)

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