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Jeeves
A photo gallery of the fire
Fri Oct 27, 2017 3:15pm
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Very disturbing.

Remember how Trump promised to "downsize" the EPA? — Jeeves, Fri Oct 27 10:40am

And people were soooo happy to vote for him, because the EPA is just a bunch of meddling bureaucrats. West Virginia voted overwhelmingly for Trump. A plastics factory in West Virginia has been on... more

Bhopal West Virginia. — HeavyHemi, Mon Oct 30 12:20pm

What we need to do is Balkanize the EPA down to the state level..so you know, states can sell themselves on how much they allow contributors to the state coffers to pollute.
Lol... And of course donors at the federal level NEVER get — Sprout, Mon Oct 30 4:25pm

any accommodation... LOL
Of course, Mr Pruitt... — HeavyHemi, Mon Oct 30 6:01pm

Open mouth... insert foot.
Looks At WV Expecting Help From The EPA... — Amadeus, Mon Oct 30 11:04am

BWAAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA.... Amadeus
Tragic. I hope Americans are taking notes on WHY we need — Sia☺giah, Sun Oct 29 2:10am

reasonable regulations. We cannot simply trust businesses not to do crazy dangerous things like storing highly flammable and dangerous materials willy nilly without proper record keeping or following ... more
I don't think anyone opposes reasonable regulation.... — Sprout, Mon Oct 30 9:19am

Though there certainly are some differences in opinion as to what DEGREE of regulation is or is not reasonable... There is also a reasonable question as to what matters should be state matters and... more
You want every state to have different regulations... — HeavyHemi, Mon Oct 30 12:16pm

and every state to fund and develop their own EPA and all that entails? Seems a rather expensive proposition for what are, the vast majority of the time, issues that are not unique to a state.
Nope. Not what I want. — Sprout, Mon Oct 30 4:24pm

I want each state to have reasonable regulations. Many will likely be similar. But I'd they don't NEED to be identical why make them so? And states already have environmental management agencies. Why ... more
You say no, then prove I'm correct with your content. — HeavyHemi, Mon Oct 30 6:00pm

How silly. Then you pretty much destroy your own argument by defending the status quo. Wow.
In your opinion, does "immediately" mean something — Sprout, Fri Oct 27 3:28pm

different when a state orders it than when the federal gov't orders it? Would the fact that such an order came from the EPA versus the DEP make any difference in the promptness or the accuracy of the ... more
Not what the governor said he wants from the EPA (nm) — Jeeves, Fri Oct 27 5:41pm

It is what the state is demanding of the owners. (nm) — Sprout, Fri Oct 27 7:50pm

Yes, it is — Jeeves, Fri Oct 27 9:32pm

But that isn’t what the governor said he wants the EPA to do.
A photo gallery of the fire — Jeeves, Fri Oct 27 3:15pm

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