Trump Guts Clean Water Act After Dirty Water Just Caused E. Coli Outbreak
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ADevilYouKhow
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That’s your man you dumb b*stard
Triipe
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Your neighbor own a body of water, and decides to contaminate it by dumping industrial waste into the river, upstream from your property.
The poluter should be held personally liable, but the EPA is an intermediary that you have to appeal to for justice. Pre-EPA, companies that polluted areas could be held liable in civil and criminal court, with the creation of the EPA that was no longer the case. The EPA became the arbiter of Environmental justice, even though there were already mechanisms in place to where you could file suit against whom ever was the causing damages the environment
This is a total layman's perspective, and I will update if I can find the source for the legal precedents pre-EPA. Essentially the EPA is a Bureaucratic Construct, that can be lobbied by wealthy corporations to be more lenient in cases against the company... just like any other bureaucratic body.
Not saying the EPA is all bad, and u should go shyt in a river, but it ain't all good either
The poluter should be held personally liable, but the EPA is an intermediary that you have to appeal to for justice. Pre-EPA, companies that polluted areas could be held liable in civil and criminal court, with the creation of the EPA that was no longer the case. The EPA became the arbiter of Environmental justice, even though there were already mechanisms in place to where you could file suit against whom ever was the causing damages the environment
This is a total layman's perspective, and I will update if I can find the source for the legal precedents pre-EPA. Essentially the EPA is a Bureaucratic Construct, that can be lobbied by wealthy corporations to be more lenient in cases against the company... just like any other bureaucratic body.
Not saying the EPA is all bad, and u should go shyt in a river, but it ain't all good either
newworldafro
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I have talked about environmental issues going to sohh.com
I have also said repeatedly that is one of my biggest issues with Trump presidency (do I need to bring out the receipts going back to 2016??), knowing that he is a businessman that is one dimensional and not giving 2 Shiits about the environment.
your screen name really is appropriate.
Triipe
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u the first one to ever mention it. I'm interested in how the liability laws for property/environmental damage have changed(gotten weaker) over time
EPA doesn't seem to be effective in protecting consumers or the environment.
Prince.Skeletor
Don’t Be Like He-Man
EPA is usually headed by a former mega corp exec
