By Lisa P. Jackson, Los Angeles Times
21 October 2011
Lisa P. Jackson is the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"Americans must once again stand up for their right to clean air and clean water.
Since the beginning of this year, Republicans in the House have averaged roughly a vote every day the chamber has been in session to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency and our nation's environmental laws. They have picked up the pace recently — just last week they voted to stop the EPA's efforts to limit mercury and other hazardous pollutants from cement plants, boilers and incinerators — and it appears their campaign will continue for the foreseeable future.
Using the economy as cover, and repeating unfounded claims that "regulations kill jobs," they have pushed through an unprecedented rollback of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and our nation's waste-disposal laws, all of which have successfully protected our families for decades. We all remember "too big to fail"; this pseudo jobs plan to protect polluters might well be called "too dirty to fail." (read full article at LATimes online)
Every act of pollution contributes to a bigger and higher phase of destructing the environment. I suggest companies do regular oil tank cleaning to prevent air pollution.
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