Federal Judge Blocks Clean Water Rule

 

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According to RISE (Responsible Industry For A Sound Environment), a federal judge in North Dakota has blocked implementation of EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ final Clean Water Rule, which was slated to take effect today. EPA has suggested the injunction will only impact 13 states.

In issuing a preliminary injunction against the rule, Judge Ralph Erickson of the District Court for the District of North Dakota found the 13 states that brought the lawsuit would likely be harmed without court intervention.

The 13 states that filed for the injunction include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

EPA said the rule takes effect today for all other states and the agency is evaluating the court order.

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Avatar for Barry Thoele Barry Thoele says:

So we should again cater to business interests when it come to our drinking water? Not surprising this comes out of ND. With the continued damages caused by fracking and the potential for many more. They granted the drillers the right to “reduction” in dealing with the fracking waste water. Reduction is the atomizing of fracking chemicals to remove the water by evaporation. What goes up in ND comes down in MN,WI, MI and points east. We learned this lesson in the 70’s with acid rain from the dirty coal power plants.
They said the same things back then about the scrubbers they were required to add to their emissions.
While I don’t agree with all the EPA rules they are put in place to protect the surface water for drinking and irrigation. They also are going to make Ag clean up their practices. Since over 1/2 of the wells in MN are contaminated with nitrates caused by overuse and indiscriminate use of synthetic fertilizers. Groundwater should not have to come with warning against pregnant women drinking or in some case bathing in the well water.

BRAVO Mr. Thoele, BRALO and Thank You for speaking out.

Avatar for Lucy Lin Lucy Lin says:

Have you read the content of clean water rule? Do you really think it’s rules write to benefit the public?

Avatar for Barry Thoele Barry Thoele says:

Actually yes they do. the most important ones cover discharges from ag waste and discharges from companies that have been allowed to pollute for years. I don’t like all the rules or the fact that they are subject to interpretation by every district. but essentially the do address the runoff and will make mandatory buffers between ag and our watersheds and wetlands.

Avatar for Mark Hetler Mark Hetler says:

Why don’t we ban fertilizer and pesticide applications to lawns especially by the uneducated homeowner as a first realistic step toward ground water protection? Is that lush green lawn more important to you than clean ground water Mr. Thoele?

Avatar for Barry Thoele Barry Thoele says:

Not a bad idea. I don’t use chemicals on my lawn or water it for that matter. And I could care less about a lush green lawn. So not it’s not worth my clean water.

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