The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under fire over the toxic mine waste spill it caused in Colorado.
The spill of 3 million gallons of sludge filled with heavy metals into a river led to immediate scorn from Republicans and the EPA’s opponents. Critics accused the Obama administration of hypocrisy and said officials are not holding themselves to the same standards as private companies that pollute.
The accident comes at a particularly sensitive time for the EPA and President Obama’s environmental record, putting officials on the back foot.
The spill, caused by EPA contractors trying to evaluate the Gold King Mine abandoned decades ago for a potential clean-up, started on Aug 5., just two days after Obama unveiled his climate rule for power plants, his most ambitious effort yet to fight climate change.
The EPA took note. Administrator Gina McCarthy traveled to the river to meet with locals, coinciding with an increased public relations and transparency push from the agency.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/251152-mine-spill-throws-epa-on-the-defensive
EPA’s Toxic Mega-spill May Have Been Deliberate, Critics Suggest
The spill of 3 million gallons of sludge filled with heavy metals into a river led to immediate scorn from Republicans and the EPA’s opponents. Critics accused the Obama administration of hypocrisy and said officials are not holding themselves to the same standards as private companies that pollute.
The accident comes at a particularly sensitive time for the EPA and President Obama’s environmental record, putting officials on the back foot.
The spill, caused by EPA contractors trying to evaluate the Gold King Mine abandoned decades ago for a potential clean-up, started on Aug 5., just two days after Obama unveiled his climate rule for power plants, his most ambitious effort yet to fight climate change.
The EPA took note. Administrator Gina McCarthy traveled to the river to meet with locals, coinciding with an increased public relations and transparency push from the agency.
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/251152-mine-spill-throws-epa-on-the-defensive
EPA’s Toxic Mega-spill May Have Been Deliberate, Critics Suggest
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