SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM Become a Weekly Insider: insider.montereycountynow.com INSIDER HOW TO JOIN Go online at insider.montereycountyweekly.com Or by mail: 668 Williams Ave., Seaside, CA 93955 Your contribution level: $500 $150 $50 $20 $15 $10 Other $________ Contribution schedule: Monthly (dollar match special) Annual One-time Name_ ________________________________________________________________________ Address_______________________________________________________________________ City, State_ ____________________________________________________________________ Email____________________________________ Phone________________________________ May we include your name in public acknowledgements? Yes How would you like your name to appear?_ _________________________________________ No, I would prefer to be anonymous Payment: Credit card number______________________________________________________________ Expiration date __________________________CVV code_ _____________________________ Name/Billing address (if different from above)_______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ For more info: linda@montereycountynow.com (831) 394-5656 032725 www.montereycountynow.com MARCH 27-APRIL 2, 2025 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 27 visit with a few EPA employees that were on site to monitor air quality. This was before the inauguration of President Trump, and one of my colleagues asked an EPA scientist if he was worried about DOGE; he told us that he was not. He said that a safe environment transcended political lines, noting that people in West Virginia want clean water, just like people in Monterey County want clean air. He told how he started working at the EPA during the George W. Bush administration, then worked under Obama, Trump 1.0, then Biden. He was clear-eyed and persuasive when he said that the EPA is a lean organization that returns a ton of value to the taxpayers. It saves dollars and lives. So much for that. A month later, in February, Trump backed the new EPA administrator’s plan to cut the agency staff by 65 percent and reverse its own landmark ruling giving it authority to regulate greenhouse gases. They say that journalism is the first draft of history; I say that we are living in historic times. I pledge that we will put your donations to good use reporting on events and people that will shape our lives now and into the future. As you are able, please contribute today. - Erik Cushman DOLLAR MATCH SPECIAL Sign up as a monthly supporter by April 30 and your first month’s donation will be matched dollar for dollar.
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