as rockymountainpirate says: "The EPA is going to save us to death"

The principal objectives of the political class are the acquisition and maintenance of power, immunity from prosecution and criticism, and to be treated with respect whether they deserve i tor not.

Hello dbhalling,
Nothing will change until individuals working for government agencies are no longer de facto immune from suit. When a government agency is at fault and sued any payout comes from the taxpayers... the taxpayer is essentially suing itself! How's that for justice?!?!
Regards,
O.A.

Local government officials of individual states, counties and municipalities would have far more at stake than to screw up like the all-powerful grandiose federal EPA gets away with doing.
Me dino says pass that environmental watchdog buck back in reverse to where it belongs.
Should I be president, I would roar to render the EPA extinct.
All of its laid off personnel (their number next to nothing compared to laid off coal miners) would then be freed up to find or create jobs that would much more benefit the economy than the destructive libtard Progressive agendas.

In 1975, I got together with three doctors, a prosecutor, and our sons, 14 in all and took a large rubber raft down the Colorado River from Lake Powell to Lake Mead, over the rapids and through breathtaking scenery. We swam in the icy waters that were so clear you could see to the bottom. Thanks to the recent caretakers, I doubt if I'd try that now.

My grandparents watch very mainstream news and when I visit them, I'm always amazed at what topics aren't reported on at all or what topics get no more than 30 seconds of coverage.

I am sure the EPA cares what they did to the Native Americans. It was not that many years ago, a friend of mine in the Army was doing the government bidding, testing what happened when psychotropic drugs were put in the Indians' water source. It was hush hush, but he was so upset at having to monitor the effects, tahat he got out of the Army as soon as he could. He could not take it any longer. It is like when the EPA goes after citizens they want to control, while ignoring .nearby real issues they ought to address. Also, the way the blames cows for methane, but ignore the government weather warfare installations for affecting the jet wstream.

"EPA said the water that spilled from he plant was partially treated, and the metals present in it should quickly settle to the bottom of waterways where they are less harmful." GE had to dredge the Hudson river to remove PCB that had settled there and been covered up by silt. This cost about $1.6B and is almost done. No one was harmed by the covered up PCB and there was no danger of it being introduced into the water but the EPA forced them to dig it up. No doubt some of it was sent downstream during the process. They should have used the EPA's standard...

who works for the epa "people" and people are falable. unfortunately the people who WE employ i.e. the civil servants at the epa do not believe you and I sometimes make a mistake only that they are holier than thou. so we would get a fine and they get a raise versus in my opinion being thrown in jail for their attitude.

Perhaps we need an even more gothic, bleeding gun to instill a fire for government responsibility. Like King George, these recent events should be instilling fire in an amendment demanding government responsibility. What is the key to the value determination? Not a new, arbitrary value each time, but simple, clear Milton Friedman oriented involuntary servitude assessments. Move all issues to liquidity and it all becomes so easy!

Fine the principals of the EPA involved in the spill, demand the same reparations and jail time demanded of any private individual.

I'm surprised they are not blaming us for their own stupidity...any doubts they are the least qualified part of "Kakistocracy"?

Repeat offenders.

But, but...the experts told us...

I just don't know what will happen to us if even our technocrat experts can't make everything work. Oh my.