Marco Rubio has introduced a bill that would force the EPA to scrap its set of Florida water quality standards and instead accept rules drafted by the state tea party legislators.
A few excerpts from an article on the topic follow, with a link to the full article after the excerpts.
Warning: if you do not care to read a bullshitorama of partisan TEApublicans lies, the rest pf the article is an offensive waste of time.
You might instead be better informed to read about the origin of the problem with shameless goobernut Scott and his mindless puppet TEApublican legislators opening the floodgates to allow his wealthy crony corporate robber barrons to dump whatever toxic pollution they want into your Florida waters at this link. Next thing to expect is that TEApublicans will want to drain the Everglades to be able to drill for oil and build more factories and amusement parks and pain pill clinics and insane asylums for TEApublicans...
The numeric nutrient criteria, a set of standards designed to restrict waste in Florida waterways, were initially mandated by the EPA, following a lawsuit bought by environmental groups. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has since drafted its own rules as a lower-cost alternative to the more stringent federal regulations. Environmentalists say the state-drafted rules aren’t strict enough, and prefer that the EPA implement its version.
Bills that would pave the way for Florida to implement its own version of the criteria passed both the Florida House and Senate unanimously this month, and were signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott today.
Rubio’s bill is supported by the Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Farm Bureau Federation, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida League of Cities — all of whom [are a bunch of corporate scumbags that only care about money]...
Link to bullshitorama of TEApublican lies.
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