permafrost wrote:
EPA.... That E is for environment... they do not monitor our water faucets.. We should empower them to do so..
They get involved by court order of by complaints from the public. In the flint case it was a woman demanding they ck her water, which they did and no group of people ever agreed on anything from that point..
Snyder gets the blame, he brainstormed the actions and picked the people to run the idea..
the problem look as if it will last at least into the 2020s.. Sad case indeed.
Obama had to call it an emergency rather then a disaster due to wording of the federal law..
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator W. Craig Fugate, in a letter to Snyder, said his request for a major disaster declaration was denied because the water contamination “does not meet the legal definition of a ‘major disaster’” under federal law.
“The incident was not the result of a natural catastrophe, nor was it created by a fire, flood or explosion,” Fugate said.
EPA.... That E is for environment... they do not... (
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OMG, Perm, you too?? The man that knows a little of everything and yet can find a twist in anything..!
You honestly think the E is limited to environment without including water?? Water isn’t part of the environment okkkkkk, welllll that’s news to me...Thank You..
I’m not even going to waste my time~< here~
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A ⭐️⭐️For you too!! This is just classic...Thank You for the chuckle..