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TexasTowelie

(111,279 posts)
Thu Aug 14, 2014, 04:24 PM Aug 2014

Greg Abbott Doesn't Want Texans to Have Clean Water

In the Texas gubernatorial race, it has become clear by now that Greg Abbott is the candidate for anyone who opposes basic public safety regulations. He made that clear once again this week with his latest declarations against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its efforts to update the Clean Water Act.

On Monday, Greg Abbott threatened to sue the EPA and the Obama administration unless they back down from proposed changes to the Clean Water Act. According to the EPA, the proposals are designed to "close loopholes that leave more than half of America's streams and around 20 million acres of wetlands at risk of unchecked pollution and development." The changes are also in line with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the law.

Nonetheless, that hasn't stopped Greg Abbott from coming out against the EPA's proposal, calling it "unlawful" and a threat to property rights.

This latest threat of a lawsuit adds to Greg Abbott's growing crusade against the EPA and the federal government--a crusade that has been largely unsuccessful thus far. But Greg Abbott is still making every effort to ensure that pesky safety regulations don't stand in the way of big business.

More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/15575/greg-abbott-doesnt-want-texans-to-have-clean-water .

[font color=green]No big surprise there. Abbott had his own water well drilled so that he wouldn't have to comply with water ration restrictions while watering the yard at his home in Austin.[/font]

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