Dem AGs Hint They Could Sue Over Trump Rolling Back Clean Water Rule

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo


By CAITLIN MACNEAL Published MARCH 1, 2017, 10:16 AM EDT

A group of Democratic state attorneys general on Tuesday slammed President Donald Trump's executive order directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers to consider rolling back a regulation aimed at protecting America's waterways from pollution.

"We strongly oppose President Trump’s action today that undermines Clean Water Act protections and the public health and environment of our states," the attorneys general in New York, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Oregon, Vermont and the District of Columbia said in a statement.

The group of attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (pictured above), hinted they could take legal action against the Trump administration.

"We won’t hesitate to protect our people and our environment—including by aggressively opposing in court President Trump’s actions that ignore both the law and the public’s paramount need for clean water," they wrote.

Read more: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/democratic-attorneys-general-hint-legal-action-trump-wotus-order

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[PoliticAverse]

1. Do or do not, there is no "hint". n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

6. May the Trial Balloon be with you, Mr Attorney General. nt

[briv1016]

2. Unfortunately the White House has final say on whether you can sue the White House.

[Bradical79]

3. I think it's insane.

You would think that the one issue that we could find bi-partisan support on would be the importance of protecting our water supply. Considering, you know... it's something fundamental to human existence.

I hate that the squirrels running around behind my home likely have a superior understanding of this fact than Republicans.

[defacto7]

4. Think like an oligarch...

First you wreck natural sources of water. Then you can buy up the rights to own and sell cleaned and filtered water to humans as well as the farms and industries that require clean water. That way you can control life and industry down to the very basics of survival.

Simple!

Soilant Green anyone?

[steventh]

5. It's worth a try.

This issue (among many others) is way too important to sit by and do nothing, say nothing. There is power in numbers. I contacted my state Attorney General and urged him to join the NY AG and the other AGs named in the article who are considering pushing back on the clean air and water issue. I hope other DUers will consider doing the same.

RESIST!!