>Some more interesting news. Any comments?
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>The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday decided against regulating
>tons of ash and sludge from coal-burning power plants as a toxic hazardous
>waste, a victory for utilities and a setback for environmental groups that
>have argued the waste is contaminating water supplies. Instead, the EPA
>said it will issue federal standards for the waste that will urge states to
>require liners at disposal sites and regular monitoring of water sources
>near such sites, agency officials said. Under this approach, the EPA could
>not require state action, however. Environmentalists have complained that
>more than 100 million tons of coal waste, laced with arsenic, mercury and
>other toxic metals, is contaminating water supplies because of lax controls
>by many states and no regulation from Washington. The utility industry said
>the waste has not been shown to be a health or environmental threat. [snip]
Comments ? <expletive deleted>
Haven't you got the message yet Lisa ? Don't listen to those weirdo
environmentalists,
they only want to make you miserable. The truth, as all honest
sensible people know, is
that ALL nasty toxic sludge is really very GOOD for you. People who
want clean drinking
water and a future for the planet are really just a bunch of
luddites, crackpots and eco-
terrorists out to cause trouble. Don't listen to them. We've all got
to fight for our right
to have a contaminated environment. Remember, pollution is important
for sustainable
development of non-renewable resources which means progress. You know
it makes sense.
C.L.
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