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The EPA did not suspend all enforcement. Some things don't need to be checked. Some reporting can be postponed. You don't get to dump truckloads of barium per
by burfog 6y ago
The EPA did not suspend all enforcement.
Some things don't need to be checked. Some reporting can be postponed.
You don't get to dump truckloads of barium perchlorate into the Hetch Hetchy reservoir.
- ianlevesque 6y agoYou jest but that’s legal too since late 2017 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-rsquo-s-epa-made-it-easier-for-coal-plants-to-pollute-waterways/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-rsquo-s-epa...
- rayiner 6y agoI happen to think those rules were a good idea, but it’s worth pointing out that Obama waited until November of year 7 of an 8 year presidency to issue this rule, and it was in effect for less than 2 years. Contrary to your implication, it was not some major rollback in pollution controls.
- specialist 6y agoMy understanding of that thehill.com article is very different. We have the "honor system" (my words). where most entities are self monitoring and reporting, with regulatory oversight. Industry is seeking permission to gut their own monitoring and reporting staff. IANAL and don't have skin in this game. I did, however, volunteer at a treehugger org for a decade. The mission was to protect wetlands for fish, birds, flood control, pollution. I got hear plenty from the org's scientists and lawyers about the merits of self-policing.