we can only hope

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-con ... l/861/text

Got a bridge for sale and some really really nice Florida waterfront property if you are interested. Even if this pig flies, it won't, it accomplishes nothing as all the laws EPA implements would be left in place. Typical of what happens when lobbyists, on either side, draft a bill for a know nothing elected legislative body member. Been there done that dealing with FL legislature for 17+ years. Sigh. Don't bother to flame me; I've seen too much of this sort of nonsense to care now that I'm retired.

What is not said in a bill is equally as important as what is said.

This does not state that the powers of the EPA will revert to the states, neither does it state what will happen with the rules and regulations that already exist. Since the EPA does not craft laws, but was granted regulatory authority which is why they have the power to enforce their rules... Should they cease to be, then it is possible that their regulations may also, since they are enforced solely by the EPA.

This would be complete lunacy however, and although I am no fan of the EPA's effects on light duty diesel engines, removing them entirely will absolutely lead to rampant industrial pollution on a scale not seen since the worst of the 1920s. What our vehicles do is NOTHING compared to what industrial polluters can and will do if they are unleashed without oversight.

What is not said in a bill is equally as important as what is said.

This does not state that the powers of the EPA will revert to the states, neither does it state what will happen with the rules and regulations that already exist. Since the EPA does not craft laws, but was granted regulatory authority which is why they have the power to enforce their rules... Should they cease to be, then it is possible that their regulations may also, since they are enforced solely by the EPA.

This would be complete lunacy however, and although I am no fan of the EPA's effects on light duty diesel engines, removing them entirely will absolutely lead to rampant industrial pollution on a scale not seen since the worst of the 1920s. What our vehicles do is NOTHING compared to what industrial polluters can and will do if they are unleashed without oversight.