{"id":9321,"date":"2018-07-05T19:41:56","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T03:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/?p=9321"},"modified":"2019-08-11T03:52:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T11:52:28","slug":"the-environment-and-epas-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2018\/07\/05\/the-environment-and-epas-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vision for the Environment and EPA&#8217;s Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Suzanne Maxx\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11485\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_-300x297.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/606px-Logo_of_the_United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency.svg_.png 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The Environment, our collective home and in the USA the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undergone a much-needed change\u2014 Scott Pruitt has resigned. Read more here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"designation-staff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2018\/7\/5\/1778251\/-Scott-Pruitt-is-gone-In-a-puff-of-smoke-A-trail-of-slime-And-a-hearty-good-riddance\">Scott Pruitt is gone. In a\u00a0puff of smoke. A\u00a0trail of slime. And a\u00a0hearty good riddance.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/07\/05\/politics\/scott-pruitt-epa-resigns\/index.html\">EPA chief Scott Pruitt resigns amid scandals, citing &#8216;unrelenting attacks&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/04\/06\/politics\/scott-pruitt-controversies-list\/index.html\">EPA chief Scott Pruitt&#8217;s long list of controversies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For me, this event touches both the personal and professional areas of my life. As I\u2019ve shared in prior blogs \u201cGrowing Up With EPA\u201d and &#8220;EPA in Action-Moving Forward&#8221; here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nOIsjC7Ep0\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/19\/growing-up-with-epa\/\">Growing Up With EPA<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"&#8220;Growing Up With EPA&#8221; &#8212; World Team Now!\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/03\/19\/growing-up-with-epa\/embed\/#?secret=nOIsjC7Ep0\" data-secret=\"nOIsjC7Ep0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5BCCK9YgTL\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/04\/08\/epa-in-action-moving-forward\/\">EPA in Action-Moving Forward<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe title=\"&#8220;EPA in Action-Moving Forward&#8221; &#8212; World Team Now!\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/04\/08\/epa-in-action-moving-forward\/embed\/#?secret=5BCCK9YgTL\" data-secret=\"5BCCK9YgTL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The question I asked as a child under the age of 10 still remains unanswered, in honest. \u201cWho is in charge of the Environment?\u201d The answer brings up a huge inquiry that we are collectively beginning to prioritize and bear witness to\u2014what role does humanity play with the environment? How important is the environment to humanity?<\/p>\n<p>This controversy with the United States \u201cEnvironmental Protection Agency\u201d is serving to awaken more people to the challenge of how to manage governance of collective resources. Does it truly serve us all to have one agency that is influenced by national politics? We know that we humans can imagine better systems for our earth and our environment. We are so thankful more people are awakened to this issue, and unfortunately, it all too often takes a crisis or scandal, to arise to do better. Surely the investigation of the present EPA leadership will continue, and now the second in command will temporarily lead with the same mandate, but as the drama unfolds our hope is that more people will be engaged in understanding, participating and get into action to show respect for our common home.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in contrast, on the other side of the planet in the Pacific Island Region, during the annual session of the Forum Fisheries Committee Ministers Meeting in Raratonga, Cook Islands, someone who brings knowledge and experience for the people and the environment was given an opportunity to serve. The next Director-General of the Forum Fisheries Agency was just awarded to a well-qualified dedicated professional woman, Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen.\u00a0 Secretary-General Dame Meg Taylor said, \u201cI am very proud that a daughter of the Blue Pacific has been appointed Director General. The Forum Fisheries Agency plays an extremely important leadership role for our fisheries, one of the most important resources for our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our vision is that one day there will be a leader who can lead with the mandate of an agency like EPA\u2014to protect the environment. Maybe they will even enroll others beyond country to follow. It brings to question, does it truly work to have our collective environment regulated by individual countries?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps there is a better model of a representative from each region of the world that could join together to address these collective challenges with our common oceans, sky, and earth.<br \/>\nThe United Nations<a href=\"http:\/\/www.undp.org\/content\/undp\/en\/home\/sustainable-development-goals.html\"> Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>\u00a0(SDGs) are on a track to explore opportunities to unite beyond country through 2030. Can we address and organize quickly enough to respond to the changes happening in our environment through political structures?<\/p>\n<p>Will people rise to explore what \u201cWe the People\u2026\u201d really means beyond country? What role will people play, with our environment ultimately?\u00a0 These are questions our World Team project has been and continues to explore with our non-profit World Team Now, and in the future with World Team\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>Other blog\u00a0postings that mention the EPA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2015\/02\/25\/the-key-to-the-keystone-kxl-pipeline-veto-eco-legacy\/\">\u201cKey\u201d Pres. Obama\u2019s Veto of KeyStone XL Pipeline- ECO Legacy<\/a> FEBRUARY 25, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/27\/something-to-be-grateful-for-the-united-nations\/\">Grateful for the United Nations<\/a> NOVEMBER 27, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/21\/altcar-expo\/\">The 8th annual AltCar Expo<\/a> SEPTEMBER 21, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/12\/25\/cop15-copenhagen-denmark-outcome-fluctuates-like-extreme-climate-change\/\">COP15-COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Outcome Fluctuates Like Extreme Climate Change \u00a9<\/a> DECEMBER 25, 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/12\/08\/now-is-the-time-copenhagen-cop15\/\">Now is the Time-Copenhagen COP15<\/a>\u00a0 DECEMBER 8, 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/worldteamnow.org\/blog\/2009\/07\/04\/freedom-choice-independence-day\/\">Freedom, Choice \u2013 Independence Day<\/a> JULY 4, 2009<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Suzanne Maxx\u00a0\u00a9\u00a0 The Environment, our collective home and in the USA the leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undergone a much-needed change\u2014 Scott Pruitt has resigned. Read more here: Scott Pruitt is gone. In a\u00a0puff of smoke. A\u00a0trail of slime. And a\u00a0hearty good riddance. 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