The Trump EPA ended the ‘green new scam.’ A year later, communities are still paying the price.

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By Sophie HurwitzJan 22, 2026, 9:30 am274 ptsTop
The Village of Sauget in St. Clair County, Illinois, was founded in order to be polluted. Incorporated in 1926 by a group of Monsanto Chemical Company executives (and initially named “Monsanto”) it was and is an industry town: with deliberately lax manufacturing and emissions law, it’s played host to…

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