Letters: Lawsuit shows Congress must fully fund EPA in budget

"The article about a lawsuit filed against Tesla and Apple for environmental abuses shows that environmental oversight of corporations is vital. That's why members of Climate Hope Affiliates are encouraging our congressional representatives and senators to fund the Environmental Protection Agency as they create a budget for fiscal year 2026. I hope that people who read this letter will do the same thing."

"If you think the government needs more tax money, think again. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors just transferred $3.5 million from homeless services to the undocumented. The state of California just lost $450 million for a 911 service that didn't work when they tried to turn it on. During the pandemic, the state lost over $20 billion to fraud as the Employment Development Department couldn't handle it."

"In desperate distraction from the looming Epstein files, Donald Trump allows the bombing of a small boat in the Caribbean, and a repeat bombing to kill the two remaining men or boys grasping the wreckage, under the guise of stopping possible drug smuggling. Let's say Trump and his toadies were right: What percentage of 400 tons of cocaine could such a small craft possibly hold? Meanwhile, Trump pardons the former Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, who helped smuggle 400 tons of cocaine into the U.S."

Climate Hope Affiliates encourage congressional representatives and senators to fund the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2026. All budget proposals under consideration reduce the EPA's funding, with the Senate version cutting it by 5% and carrying bipartisan support. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors transferred $3.5 million from homeless services to undocumented residents. California experienced a $450 million loss on a failed 911 service and over $20 billion in pandemic fraud at the Employment Development Department. Presidential actions cited include bombing a small Caribbean boat purportedly to stop drug smuggling and pardoning former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez, linked to smuggling 400 tons of cocaine; calls for impeachment follow.

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