Posted on 10/08/2015 9:28:34 PM PDT by george76
Once again the EPA [Environmental Protection Agency] has failed to notify the appropriate local officials and agencies of the spill in a timely manner.” These are the words of U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) of Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in response to another toxic spill resulting from EPA activities at an abandoned mine in western Colorado.
According to the Denver Post, an EPA mine crew working Thursday at the Standard Mine in the mountains near Crested Butte, triggered another spill of some 2,000 gallons of wastewater into a nearby mountain creek. Supporting Tipton’s remarks to Watchdog Arena, the Denver Post report states that the EPA had failed to release a report about the incident at the time of its writing.
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Although the scale of the Standard Mine spill is much smaller than that which turned the Animas River pumpkin-orange and flowed into New Mexico and Utah, it will likely be of concern for residents living downstream where the effected Elk Creek runs into Coal Creek.
Tipton told Watchdog Arena that the EPA, to date, has failed to provide answers to Congress about its handling of the Aug. 5 Gold King mine disaster. “We still have not received any answers to the initial request to the EPA. In hearings, Gina McCarthy claimed to know nothing about the Congressional letter of inquiry into the spill, and her staff just shrugged.”
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We question the veracity of the EPA and its capacity to properly handle these disasters,” he said. “We want our local governments and officials to be nimble enough to address the issues of impact to water, habitats, environment, and people, which the EPA is either unwilling or unable to do.”
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EPA - Epic Polluting Agency
That’s a keeper.
What did you say?
I can’t hear you.
I know nothing about it.
We’ll find out and get back to you.
The server was down that day.
The Bush Administration did it so we just followed along.
That was a misunderstanding but we’ll dig into it.
Call us back in three years and we’ll have some answers for you.
But they went after the BP spill with glee recently and said they deserved to be punished. As far as I know, they haven’t mentioned their ecological disaster or that they should be punished or fined or destroyed as an entity. .
Ha ha!
If they cannot have it they will destroy it out of spite and malice...
I have never seen such a collection of evil in one place and administration in my near 60 years on this rock
Time to thin the herd!!
The EPA creating another “crisis” for their little ‘Bamabots..
A perfect example of “professionalism” by any government agency.
Take any agency...they are all totally incompetent.
I’d say “unbelievable” but it isn’t.
These incidents are so far past being accidental it’s sickening.
Forget fines and start indicting contractors and all EPA personnel connected to these incidents. Prosecute, convict, dole out max sentences and these turkeys will start thinking twice about these “bogus” probes.
YES
I’m 60. The corruption has reached a crescendo hasn’t it? Unparalleled by anything I’ve ever heard of much less lived through. Maybe Caligula or Nero. Maybe.
County Sheriff can do it.
Agree but I take a Spiritual perspective..
If indeed these are the end days then We get to participate, to live a part of History that changes the Universe...
All is Well
Huh. They sound JUST like CAIR responding to terrorism.
Go figger.
They sound JUST like CAIR responding to terrorism.
Go figger.
They sure do. That’s a very good point.
...and if that doesn't work, they give it to the local Indian Tribe.
Not a peep on local Reno market news outlets.
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