Bush Admin - Set to Eliminate Water Regulations for NEUROTOXIN

benld74

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Thu Dec-04-08 10:41 AM
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Bush Admin - Set to Eliminate Water Regulations for NEUROTOXIN

Among the Bush administration's final environmental legacies will be a decision to exempt perchlorate, a known neurotoxin found at unsafe levels in the drinking water of millions of Americans, from federal regulation.

The ruling, proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency in October, was supposed to be formalized on Monday. That deadline passed, but the agency expects to announce its decision by the year's end, before president-elect Barack Obama takes office. It could take years to reverse.

Critics accuse the EPA of ignoring expert advice and basing their decision on an abstract model of perchlorate exposure, rather than existing human data

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/12/feds-set-to-low.html

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Ilsa

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Thu Dec-04-08 10:49 AM
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1. Do we have a running list of the proposed crimes of the Bush Admin?

I'd love to share this information with others, especially since JEB is looking to restart his political career and lead us further into darkness.

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Eric J in MN

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Thu Dec-04-08 10:55 AM
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2. If Congress acts, it would still take years to reverse?

"If the rulings go through, Congress may still take action. California congresswomen Barbara Boxer and Hilda Solis, both Democrats, have each drafted legislation that would force the EPA to regulate perchlorate, though it could take years to go into effect."

I don't get it.

Why couldn't Congress order the EPA to regulate perchlorate immediately?

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AngryAmish

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Thu Dec-04-08 10:57 AM
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3. Dihydrogen monoxide is a known neurotoxin, yet it is found in all American drinking water

scary stuff

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Fovea

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Thu Dec-04-08 11:31 AM
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8. Shall I pour you a tall glass

of H2S04?

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Metta

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Thu Dec-04-08 11:00 AM
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4. Happy karma, George. You inherit the suffering you cause.

Send us a post card from hell.

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sellitman

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Thu Dec-04-08 11:02 AM
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5. The bushies have fucked the economy, the environment and now they are ready to screw up people.

What a way to go out.

I wonder why Obama can't just do over all this crap in his first month in office? That is a puzzle.

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Ganja Ninja

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Thu Dec-04-08 11:02 AM
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6. because he just hasn't fucked over this country enough.

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Cali_Democrat

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Thu Dec-04-08 11:02 AM
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7. So Bush wants to make all Americans as stupid as him.

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