The Environmental Protection Agency was created in 1970 to address legitimate concerns regarding pollution and contaminants that were potentially dangerous and needed to be managed.
Since then, however, it has become a rogue federal agency of some 18,000 employees issuing unconstitutional mandates and living off of huge, unreasonable fines against businesses and individuals that it targets, and that do not have the means to fight the out-of-control behemoth. The EPA levied a fine against the Wal-Mart Corporation of $110 million for the improper disposal of pesticide products returned to their stores, and the list goes on.
Another story in the news deals with a 77-year old Montana resident who simply wanted to provide watering holes on his property for his horses and to protect his property from fire. The EPA instead has decided to make an example of the senior citizen and to completely destroy his life.
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Jesse Dismukes read the entire comments chain. You will see fabrication of facts on both sides of the argument. I have worked for over 40 years advising industry with compliance with the Clean Water Act. Did have time to read the article, but have read many similar ones. In every one there is hidden agenda of someone trying to skirt pass a law that has been around since 1970. EPA is required by law to give ample warning prior to ensuing enforcement actions ( at a minimum a 3 phase approach). Another hard fact is the EPA only has jurisdiction over our national waterways. If they go after someone they have to prove that their actions are effecting waterways outside their property. You should always question someone who is telling you that a farmer is being charged for building a pond on his own land is always a simple fabrication. I have advised and served as an expert witness on numerous litigation cases involving the enforcement of the Clean Water Act ( usually on the opposite side of the EPA) and can’t think of a single case in which this has happened. I can think of numerous times someone has tried to claim this, but when it all came down these were false claims in every instance. The laws make it so clear that no EPA attorney would even try to pursue it.
The point I am trying to make is both sides of this issue are guilty of trying to take advantage of putting out partial or outright false information. I have worked in the environmental field for over 40 years. I have learned that sometimes discerning the truth is a very complicated, technical process. All anyone can ask is for people to get all the facts from both sides before coming to a conclusion. This issue is to important for our country and our generations to come to make decisions based on emotional unfounded information.
I need to correct this by admitting that I didn’t have time to read the article
Pathetic!
BS NOT RIGHT !!!!!!!
Trump won’t let this happen. He is working on it right now.
Change this Trump….
EPA is a crock too many laws aginst American People.
Eliminate the EPA
The wonderful EPA – Defund The EPA !!!
President Trump was right about EPA, it is out of control…….