The Distraction Index

Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2

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Week 31: Jul 27 – Aug 2, 2025 · 🔒 FROZEN

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Events with high constitutional damage but low media attention (Attention Budget < −30).

EPA Proposes Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
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PRIORITY CONSTITUTIONAL ALERT: EPA endangerment finding repeal represents regulatory capture eliminating scientific basis for climate action. This is not distraction theater - it's systematic dismantling of environmental protection authority with generational consequences. Focus on: (1) Legal challenges to arbitrary/capricious agency action contradicting scientific record, (2) Congressional oversight of political interference in scientific determinations, (3) Documentation of industry influence in rulemaking process, (4) State-level climate authority preservation, (5) International climate commitment implications. The administrative law precedent of agencies repudiating their own science threatens all evidence-based regulation.