Posted on 04/28/2011 8:17:39 AM PDT by PSYCHO-FREEP
The Obama administration proposed new guidelines Wednesday that would boost the government's ability to protect streams, wetlands and other sensitive waterways from pollution.
Business and property rights groups said the policy would stifle economic growth by generating more red tape for builders of homes and shopping centers, but environmentalists defended it as essential step to provide clean drinking water and protect waterfowl habitat.
Administration officials said their goal was to clarify which waters are subject to federal regulation under the 1972 Clean Water Act, a question that two Supreme Court rulings in the past decade have not resolved.
"Today about 117 million Americans _ more than a third of the U.S. population _ get their drinking water in part from sources that lack clear protection from pollution," Environmental Protection Agency chief Lisa Jackson said. "At the same time, businesses and regulators face uncertainty and delay" when seeking development permits.
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers said the plan would not take effect until after a 60-day public comment period. Even then, it won't have the force of law, although field staffers will refer to the document when considering whether they have jurisdiction over particular waterways. The agencies' next step will be developing a set of binding regulations, Jackson said.
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Yep. That kind of thing happens from time to time. It drops off the news after 24 hours or so.
Oh good God!.....there goes fishing!....Damn you, Obama!
The EPA needs to be defunded and abolished- yesterday. And while we are at it, repeal the Endangered Species Act. It has nothing to do with the little animals and everything to do with the leftist agenda of destroying American industry.
Fracking has never been shown to cause one person to be exposed to illness as a result of chemicals, yet they are acting like the whole world will die because of it.
This is to keep the US oil industry from major expansion in new drilling techniques. It'a a Waxman thing.
Good Idea giving the EPA power over water. Now they can order it not to flood when winter snows melt and heavy rains come.
S if the Republicans get power back, they just shut den the ports in all the blue states due to water pollution. The left and the unins will beg for the EPA to be shut down.
More layoffs coming in Huston and the Lizard controversy will probably shut down all of West Texas.
Keep your powder dry........
btt
Hopefully. ;-)
They will go after fishing.
Think I’m joking?
Boehner’s afraid he’ll be called a water poisoner, which is just a short step from murderer of kiddies and fluffy things.
Boehner’s afraid he’ll be called a water poisoner, which is just a short step from murderer of kiddies and fluffy things.
Boehner’s afraid he’ll be called a water poisoner, which is just a short step from murderer of kiddies and fluffy things.
Boehner’s afraid he’ll be called a water poisoner, which is just a short step from murderer of kiddies and fluffy things.
You can say that again!!! :-)
LLS
sfl
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