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More destructive deregulation from the orcs in the Trump misadministration:
I got this email today from the MN Ag Department about the proposed deregulation of interstate shipment of products that could carry emerald ash borers, an extremely destructive insect that's been busy deforesting whole cities and woodlands in some states like the dutch elm beetle did years ago.
Emerald ash borer has been regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) since 2002 when it was discovered in southeastern Michigan. As of September 2018, emerald ash borer can be found in 35 of the 48 continental states (73%) and the area federally regulated for emerald ash borer includes most of the native range of ash in the U.S.
Recently, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a proposed rule change to deregulate emerald ash borer at the federal level. This would mean that APHIS would no longer regulate the interstate movement of products which can carry emerald ash borer.
Recently, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a proposed rule change to deregulate emerald ash borer at the federal level. This would mean that APHIS would no longer regulate the interstate movement of products which can carry emerald ash borer.
States could impose their own regulations, of course, and many have, but the most effective way to prevent this bug from spreading westward is to prevent the interstate shipment of wood and other products into states that don't have it yet and don't have regulations to deal with it. Leave it to this bunch of miscreants to deregulate something destructive that doesn't need to be, and shouldn't be, deregulated.
