[marktwain]

Is the information true, or not?

If true, it’s not a smear.

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It is the interpretation of the facts that are in question, and what is emphasized.

The government changed the rules ex post facto, with the EPA.

Then the left claims the station owners owe the government money.

The EPA actions have always been unconstitutional, IMHO.

They are penalizing owners for what happened decades prior, when the actions were legal; and the penalties are outrageously excessive.

[Mariner]

“The government changed the rules ex post facto, with the EPA.

Then the left claims the station owners owe the government money.”

I’m betting 1 million gas stations stayed in business and complied with, in this case (only), reasonable regulation. Throughout the country petroleum and additives were finding their way into the water table.

[A_perfect_lady]

They are penalizing owners for what happened decades prior, when the actions were legal; and the penalties are outrageously excessive.

What's more, I don't know if there's any accountability for what happens to that money once it's been paid to the government. Is it put into a fund to actually address the problem? Because it doesn't sound like it.