White House Reorganization Plan Sidelines Science, Compromises Health, Safety Without Achieving Efficiency
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The administration also wants to merge the
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"Administration officials have been promoting the idea of having states address their own environmental problems. They call it 'cooperative federalism.' But this reorganization plan--as well as a slew of proposed budget cuts, executive orders rolling back safeguards, and anti-science agency actions--makes it clear that the
"States simply do not have the resources, funding or support to ensure that polluters comply with clean air and water standards. In particular, communities near Superfund sites--already underserved--will bear an even greater burden because states will have fewer federal resources to safeguard their residents.
"Similarly, merging FNS and CNPP--which serve distinctly different purposes--would hamper efficiency at both agencies. It would also undermine scientific integrity at the CNPP, which is responsible for reviewing and compiling the best available scientific literature on nutrition, developing measures of dietary quality, and issuing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the cornerstone of federal nutrition policy. At a time when more than 117 million Americans--half of all adults--are living with one or more preventable, diet-related chronic diseases, the role that CNPP plays in protecting public health has never been more critical.
"Research also shows that SNAP is one of the nation's most cost-effective safety net programs, lifting millions out of poverty in rural and urban communities alike. The
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