A year after toxic leak contaminates West Virginia drinking water, GOP wants to lift protections

[ashling]

Of Course they do

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/02/11/1363804/-A-year-after-toxic-leak-contaminates-West-Virginia-drinking-water-GOP-wants-to-lift-protections?detail=facebook

Members of a coalition of citizen groups called the West Virginia Safe Water Roundtable held a news conference Monday at the Capitol to draw attention to their concerns and to urge lawmakers not to roll back the state’s clean water laws.

On Tuesday, one broad bill backed by the West Virginia Coal Association is up for passage in the Senate, and efforts to attach industry-backed amendments to a Department of Environmental Protection rules bill are expected in a House committee.

Among other things, the bill (SB 357) as aimed at stopping successful citizen suits brought over mining company violations of Clean Water Act standards where those standards were not specifically written into state DEP permits and prohibiting the DEP from incorporating those standards into future coal permits. It also includes a long-sought change the coal industry wants to West Virginia’s water quality limit for aluminum.

The legislation has come under criticism, though, from the United Mine Workers union, which says it also weakens safety standards for coal miners.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. Win the house and the Senate, and all of sudden they think people want them to shit on everyone.

Where would they gotten that idea?

[valerief]

2. Cuz freedoms. nt

[Corey_Baker08]

3. If This Occurs The GOP Should Be Held Accountable...

This is proof that the Republican Party is dangerous & negligent in their attempts to put profits over the health & safety of the people