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Online bigheadfred

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Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« on: February 18, 2017, 12:35:02 am »
President Donald Trump has put the brakes on a regulation blocking coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams.

Trump called the stream protection regulation a “job-killing rule” before he signed a measure to overturn it.

Lawmakers from coal-mining states stood close by, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky), Senator Rand Paul (Republican-Kentucky), Senator Joe Manchin (Democrat-West Virginia) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (Republican West Virginia).

Several coal miners and energy company executives also attended the White House signing ceremony.

Republicans and some Democrats argued that the rule could eliminate thousands of coal-related jobs. They said the rule also ignored dozens of existing federal, state and local regulations.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-coal-rivers-regulation-scrapped-law-a7584916.html
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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2017, 12:43:39 am »
Great Article.   Fair and balanced. 
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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2017, 12:44:33 am »
Just going to make him look bad.
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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2017, 12:47:07 am »
Yeah optics on this are tough but IMO environmental regulations are the business of state and local governments.
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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2017, 02:06:42 am »
What I noticed is that craven coward Obama had his minions issue this rule in December, after Trump was elected.
What a POS.

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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2017, 02:46:33 am »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on February 18, 2017, 12:47:07 am
Yeah optics on this are tough but IMO environmental regulations are the business of state and local governments.

Notice how they give Trump all the credit for signing a bill congress sent to him by congress. (H.J. Resolution 38)

Its the right way to do things but people need to acknowledge that the "do nothing" congress did their part here.

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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2017, 02:54:27 am »
He undid a regulation. The headline gives him power he does not possess.
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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2017, 03:18:56 am »
Quote from: geronl on February 18, 2017, 02:54:27 am
He undid a regulation. The headline gives him power he does not possess.

Exactly
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Re: Donald Trump overturns law preventing companies dumping coal mining debris in streams and rivers
« Reply #8 on: February 18, 2017, 03:28:34 am »
Quote from: geronl on February 18, 2017, 02:54:27 am
He undid a regulation. The headline gives him power he does not possess.
Quote from: Oceander on February 18, 2017, 03:18:56 am
Exactly

You two need to get a room.
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