What is this about? What in the world is going on here? It's only the second day of this administration, and it's getting more and more ominous indeed...
"WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has instituted what it described as a temporary media blackout on the entire Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants....
The Trump administration has also ordered what it called a temporary suspension of all new business activities at the department, including issuing task orders or work assignments to EPA contractors. The orders were expected to have a significant and immediate impact on EPA activities nationwide....
The executive director for the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, Jeff Ruch, said the orders go beyond what has occurred in prior presidential transitions.
“We’re watching the dark cloud of Mordor extend over federal service,” Ruch said Tuesday, referring to the evil kingdom in the epic fantasy, The Lord of the Rings...
Environmentalists said the orders were having a chilling effect on EPA staff, many of whom were suffering from low morale. Trump and Pruitt have both been frequent critics of the agency and have questioned the validity of climate science showing that the Earth is warming and man-made carbon emissions are to blame.
Liz Perera, climate policy director for the Sierra Club, said Trump’s move to freeze all EPA communications and contracts should be “a major red flag for all Americans.” "
Trump administration orders EPA media blackout and contract freeze - CBS News
What's next? A media blackout on all media? Are we living in the twilight zone here?
