EPA chief calls for 'aggressive' rollback of regulations at CPAC

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: The Hill

EPA chief calls for 'aggressive' rollback of regulations at CPAC

By Max Greenwood - 02/25/17 06:21 PM EST

Newly minted Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on Saturday spoke of an "aggressive" agenda of regulatory rollbacks, criticizing the previous Obama administration for being so focused on climate change."

In a question-and-answer session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Maryland, Pruitt blamed the Obama administration for failing to tackle more state-based environmental issues, such as a decades-old water quality issues in Oregon tied to a nuclear facility in Washington.

What has happened over the past several years, is the previous administration was so focused on climate change and so focused on CO2 that some of those other priorities were left behind, he said. ... We as Republicans dont have anything to be apologetic about with respect to the environment nothing, he added. We have always believed that you can grow jobs, grow an economy, while also doing what? Being a good steward of the environment.
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At CPAC on Saturday, Pruitt reiterated his call to dismantle some of Obama’s environment regulations “in a very aggressive way,” and said that his first rollbacks could come next week. ... “I think there are some regulations that in the near term need to be rolled back in a very aggressive way,” he said. “And I think maybe next week, you may be hearing about some of those, as it relates to some of these key issues.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/321188-scott-pruitt-calls-for-aggressive-rollbacks-of-environmental

[still_one]

1. Well Green Party Jill Stein, is trump "green enough for you"? You also told us that you believed

"She Will Start Nuclear War With Russia"

That must make you feel very good then that trump wants to go big time on our nuclear arsenal:

http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/24/politics/trump-interview-nuclear-weapons/

If this election demonstrated one thing it was that YOU Dr. Stein are a fool

[blm]

4. Her loyalty to Putin mattered more than any concern for Mother Earth.

She's a hypocrite. She and her followers ill never admit it, but, Mr Life has proved beyond doubt that she is a hypocrite.

[still_one]

7. Unfortnately yes, and it is very sad

[drray23]

2. he may not make it to next week

Given what is being discovered in his emails. As it turns out he also lied to the senators during the comfirmation hearings.
He is going to be the next one to resign.

[tenorly]

3. Scottie Pruitt, in his next life:

[DK504]

11. In this life, he caused this catastrophe.

If this POS only had to drink shit like this.

[tenorly]

13. And for Michigan's Snyder:

[bucolic_frolic]

5. The Obama Economy is near full employment with ultra low inflation

With Trump's policies we will get large inflation with the added benefit of massive pollution with its effects on
public health. We don't have enough workers to staff a stimulated economy.

It will eventually be very expensive to provide health care for the affected people. Unless of course
you just write them off because they are the working poor.

[mountain grammy]

6. Because nothing make conservatives happier than destroying the environment.

[MatthewStLouis]

8. Republican hypocrisy knows no bounds!!!

They have the nerve to starve regulatory agencies to death, then turn around and blame them for not working effectively. Then... they say the solution is really just to get rid of them entirely. What short-sighted idiots!

Sigh.

Trumpism feels like some kind of ugly dystopian anarchy where we are ruled over by nihilistic billionaires. Modern feudalism.

[mpcamb]

9. BUNCHA RICH TWIRPS WHO ALREADY PAY LOW TAXES WANT IT...SURE! WE'LL PAY THEIR Tax SHARE too!

And let 'em urinate directly upstream!

HEY Pruitt! Do your JOB and PROTECT us who live downstream, you worthless hack!

[ProudLib72]

10. Too bad he's not actually EPA chief

Pruitt is illegitimate. No one should listen to a goddam thing he says. Resist the bastard by telling him he is illegitimate to his face.

[DK504]

12. Wonder when he'll have to resign because of his

Pay to Play, ass kissing, big oil's dupe, dereliction of duty, etc., etc., etc.