Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration for Removing Regulations

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Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration due to the removal of burdensome regulations on the environment by the EPA.

According to The Hill:

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Trump administration over its easing of chemical plant safety regulations following a recent plant explosion in Texas that injured several people.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month finalized a rule that it said would get rid of “unnecessary and ineffective regulatory burdens,” a change that was sought by industry groups and firms.

The coalition of 13 groups challenging the rule argued in a Thursday statement, however, that the change would put millions of people who live near chemical facilities “in harm’s way.”

“We are fighting for the lives and safety of our families and workers. Our lives are more valuable than the bottom line of a few chemical barons,” the organizations said.

The lawsuit is in response to the explosion of a chemical plant in Texas where 8 people were injured.

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Lillyhammer Lip
Lillyhammer Lip
4 years ago

Finally, the IDIOT environmental groups are getting their “up-comings” for their idiot rules and regulations that far exceed normal necessity for almost all environmental issues!

Ernest Lane
Ernest Lane
4 years ago

I can’t imagine the plaintiffs will win, unless the specific regulations were mandayed by law, which I doubt.

Pete
Pete
4 years ago

Nuts!

eyeball
eyeball
4 years ago

What do these goobers NOT understand about “unnecessary and ineffective”? The chemical plant explosion? Really? Didn’t have anything to do with “unnecessary and ineffective” regulation relief. How much do these people hope to “make” off this suit?

Cheryl
Cheryl
4 years ago

Never let a crisis go to waste. These left wing fascists EXPLOIT anything & anyone they can in order to further their job destroying, wage destroying, life destroying agenda.

Frances Weingarten
Frances Weingarten
4 years ago

People that have nothing better to do than dis others are usually people who are more than a little unhappy with their distorted lives and looking for somebody upon whom to dump their garbage!

D MacKAY
D MacKAY
3 years ago

Virtually any of the 1800+ regulations removed by Trump – including thr EP:A’s costituted abouse of power and were never the intentions of Congress. The regulations created by Appointees and were the fulfillment of Leftist agendas that came through the back door and wold have never been passed by congress – in other words abuses of power.

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