EPA Cuts Wildfire Research, Funds War Machines Instead
The mainstream narrative highlights the absurdity of cutting vital public health research on wildfires, which are devastating American communities, while politicians greenlight endless billions for foreign wars. Dr. Judith Chow's work on air quality impacts, now shelved by the EPA under 'cost-cutting measures,' stands in stark contrast to the readily approved, deficit-ballooning military aid
packages. For context, in 2023 alone, the U.S. committed over $200 billion to conflicts abroad, including a recent $14 billion to Israel (H.R. 815, passed February 13, 2024), yet we can't find a few million for breathable air in Paradise, California? One might wonder if prioritizing missile defense over local lung defense is simply a 'misallocation' or a deliberate choice. When Senator Chuck
Schumer, who took over $185,000 from pro-Israel PACs in the 2022 cycle (OpenSecrets.org), champions billions in aid while domestic programs shrivel, the priorities become glaringly clear. It seems the health of a foreign military-industrial complex far outweighs the respiratory health of American citizens.