#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 11/04/2019 #2

Delhi, India • Women worship the Sun god in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna during the Hindu festival of Chatth Puja.

I always imagine our rivers and streams this horribly polluted were it not for the #EPA. And now that our government is run by a bunch of lunatics —— how long will it be before the Mississippi looks like this? MjL

Three years later and the Mississippi has run dry. MjL

#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/02/2021 #8

In 1970, the newly created Environmental Protection Agency opened its doors under its first director, William Doyle Ruckelshaus. #WilliamRuckelshaus #EPA Another government agency rendered toothless.

#WilliamRuckelshaus #EPA MjL

#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 12/16/2021 #13

In 1982, Environmental Protection Agency head Anne Irene McGill (Gorsuch) Burford became the first Cabinet officer to be cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to submit documents requested by a congressional committee. #EPA

#EPA MjL

#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 02/17/2022 #14

In 2017, over the strong objections of environmental groups, the Senate confirmed Edward Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. #EPA #ScottPruitt

#EPA #ScottPruitt MjL

#5 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/12/2022 #3

Mexico City, Mexico • An aerial view of disused liquefied petroleum gas cylinders at the now closed 18 de Marzo refinery. Residents of the Mexico City districts of Azcapotzalco and Miguel Hidalgo are demanding that authorities remove the cylinders because of the danger and environmental problems they pose.

A window into a world without environmental protection. We are headed in this direction with a toothless #EPA. MjL