Shutting down the EPA

Shutting down the EPA is a very poor idea.

http://www.politicalforum.com/curre...istent-organic-pollutants.html#post1060843341

 

The Republic got by just fine for 181 years without the EPA.

Since the EPA came along, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral.

 

Since the invention of UNIX, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral. It must be UNIX's fault.
Since All My Children went on the air, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral. It must be All My Children's fault.
Since Diana Ross broke up with the Supremes, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral. It must be Diana Ross's fault.
Since the Boeing 747 entered service, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral. It must be the 747's fault.
Since Black Sabbath released their first album, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral. It must be Black Sabbath's fault.
Since Guyana gained independence, our economy has been in a graveyard spiral. It must be Guyana's fault.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc. Look it up.

 

The EPA predates UNIX and All My Children.

 

I don't remember falling over in the streets during the dirty ol' LBJ days.

 

EPA started: 1970.
UNIX invented: 1970.
All My Children first aired: 1970.

 

In 1969, bacteria levels in the Hudson River were at 170 times the safe limit.
Also, record numbers of fish kills were reported in 1969 - over 41 million fish. This included the largest recorded fish kill ever - 26 million killed in Lake Thonotosassa, Florida, due to discharges from four food processing plants.
In June 1969, a floating oil slick on the Cuyahoga river, just southeast of Cleveland, Ohio, burst into flames, causing significant fire damage to two key railroad trestles. The exact cause of the fire was never determined, but investigations pointed to a "discharge of highly volatile petroleum derivatives with a sufficiently low flash point to be ignited by a chance occurrence" - such as a spark from a passing train.

http://www.pbs.org/now/science/cleanwater.html

 

First flight of the 747: February 1969.

Who ever drank water straight from the Hudson river?

The Cuyahoga river fire was the result of an accident. Nobody deliberately dumps perfectly good fuel, even back then when stuff was less expensive.

On the other hand, New Source Review (40 CFR 52.21) has been a disaster for the US manufacturing sector.

 

This looks like propaganda.