Wednesday, February 22, 2017

For Polluters, Congress Will Overturn an Environmental Rule for $2.3 Million

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2017/02/14/415105/for-polluters-congress-will-overturn-an-environmental-rule-for-2-3-million/
"In the 24 days since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the Republican-controlled Congress has already moved to overturn four major rules that the oil, gas, and coal industries spent millions of dollars fighting during the Obama administration. First, Congress eliminated the Stream Protection Rule, which would prevent toxic mine waste from being dumped in streams. Then Congress voted to get rid of a rule that limited bribery and corruption in oil operations around the world. And in the coming days, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote to overturn a rule that limits methane pollution when oil and gas companies drill on public lands and to eliminate a rule that increases public input in public lands management decisions."