This past May, Jenny Sedlis
of StudentsFirstNY wrote an editorial about Bill de Blasio's plans for the city's «
failure factories,» which she alleges «have made little progress
under this mayor's
leadership» and continue to operate without appropriate standards and accountability.
Many EPA staff, he wrote to Administrator Pruitt, «are becoming increasing alarmed about the direction
of EPA
under your
leadership,» citing Pruitt's blatant denial
of established climate science, his frequent demonizing
of the agency, his decision to bring in political appointees openly hostile to the EPA, his
failure to grasp the role
of EPA's 10 Regional Offices, and his recommended slashes to the budget that would eliminate important programs that protect major ecosystems and human health.