Mainecat Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections Source: BBC The Trump administration has taken aim at removing environmental federal protections for wetlands and isolated streams from pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal redefining US waters under the Clean Water Act. ... But environmentalists say they could result in contaminating millions of acres of waters with pesticides and other agricultural pollutants. The proposal seeks to remove protections on "ephemeral streams" - which only appear after rainfall - and wetlands not directly connected or adjacent to large bodies of water. ... The changes would replace an Obama-era regulation, but the wetland protections impacted date back to the George HW Bush administration. Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46526776 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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racer254 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 "The replacement regulation would not change protections for large bodies of water and neighbouring wetlands, and any state-imposed rules will also be unaffected. " Giving the power back to the states, instead of the fed is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 It's not rolling back "DECADES", it's only from 2015. FFS the deception in your post is just comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkevsdi Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 54 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Trump rolls back decades of Clean Water Act protections Source: BBC The Trump administration has taken aim at removing environmental federal protections for wetlands and isolated streams from pollution. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a proposal redefining US waters under the Clean Water Act. ... But environmentalists say they could result in contaminating millions of acres of waters with pesticides and other agricultural pollutants. The proposal seeks to remove protections on "ephemeral streams" - which only appear after rainfall - and wetlands not directly connected or adjacent to large bodies of water. ... The changes would replace an Obama-era regulation, but the wetland protections impacted date back to the George HW Bush administration. Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46526776 Polluting your local lakes and stream in order to protect the little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, racer254 said: It's not rolling back "DECADES", it's only from 2015. FFS the deception in your post is just comical. its a typical dripping with high drama answer. its always 100 times worse to liberals.. mountain out of a mole hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, Pete said: its a typical dripping with high drama answer. its always 100 times worse to liberals.. mountain out of a mole hill. That and the simple fact that the writers purposely try to be deceptive when describing the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Gee I hope nothing bad happens to Flint’s water supply 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Increasing pollution good. Fuckin idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer254 Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mainecat said: Increasing pollution good. Fuckin idiots. You got some issues if you really believe what you post. DECADES!!!! LOL. What a headline. Edited December 12, 2018 by racer254 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, racer254 said: You got some issues if you really believe what you post. DECADES!!!! LOL. What a headline. Only an idiot would approve of cutting back clean water rules. But hey you go with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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