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The EPA over reach is being rolled back very soon. The "rule" will be reversed.
Trump Set to Reverse EPA’s Waters Rule Power Grab
Under Trump, your puddles will belong to you.
In May of 2015, the Obama administration engaged in one of its more shocking and unacceptable power grabs with the EPA’s Waters of the United States rule.
President Trump, thus far clearly intent on keeping his campaign promises, is going to reverse this onerous overreach of the federal government as early as Wednesday.Writing at the time of the rule’s announcement, I noted that the scope of the rule was such that it included, quite literally, puddles in one’s driveway or yard.
According to the document (full text [linked above]), the rule itself is not intended as regulatory (that probably comes later), but is instead “a definitional rule that clarifies the scope of the ‘waters of the United States’ . . . .”
Essentially, almost all fresh water, including that in “water-filled depressions,” is now under the federal government’s purview and subject to government oversight and regulation.
Watch Judge Napolitano explain the depth of the problem with this rule:
In October of 2015, a federal court blocked the rule nationwide, and in January of this year the Supreme Court agreed to resolve jurisdictional wrangling over the rule, thus giving the Trump administration room to affect changes to or revoke the rule.Trump has decided to reverse the rule entirely.
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The lobbying of powerhouse industries like agriculture, oil and home-building — and their supporters in Congress don't really care about clean waters.
And, apparently either does Mr Trump or his minions.
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This is great news from my perspective. I guess with the new rules that the Trump EPA wants to put into effect, I'll be able to dump my sewage and other pollutants like oil, wastewater from my washing machine, old paint, etc. into the springhead on my property and not have to worry about any repercussions from 'big brother' government prosecuting me.
I just hope people like judge Napolitano, Bret Baier, and Charles Krauthammer are downstream and depend upon that same spring water for drinking, washing dishes, and bathing in their homes.
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Real far-sighted of conservatives to poison the water for profit.
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