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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222286) • United States 13 Feb 22

There has been a lot of controversy on this site about the effectiveness of masks against COVID-19 and its variants. A recent article in AARP Magazine stated that studies done by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...

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December 2 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222286) • United States 2 Dec 19

Cyber Monday National Mutt Day 1908 - Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of 2. 1970 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) begins operation. 1981 - Britney Spears was born. She is an American singer,...

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EPA Chief Scott Pruitt Resigns

MandaLee @MandaLee (3804) • United States 6 Jul 18

Hi Friends, As you may have heard, EPA Admin Scott Pruitt has resigned following a tumultuous, scandal plagued tenure. What are your thoughts regarding Pruitt's resignation? Thank you.

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Dieselgate

AD11RGUY @AD11RGUY (1265) • United States 19 Mar 16

So VW is in hot water for having a defeat program in their diesel model cars software. The big hoop is that they have lost customer trust over this. The EPA says that the emissions are up to 40 times what is allowed under certain...

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The EPA's New Rule under The Clean Water Act

marcyaz @Marcyaz (35316) • United States 2 Sep 15

The EPA wrote "Waters of the United States" rule without consulting farmers, ranchers or small business owners. The new rules have created confusion for businesses and communities and also it is being said that this new rule does...

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Obama turns to Private Equity to gain politically?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 23 Aug 12

It seems that President Obama needs to win in PA so call on Private equity (those bad people who take over companies and rob them blind) to save big oil and keep jobs in a swing state and keep gas prices down in the Northeast...

FOX forced to retract story about EPA Drone usage.

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 24 Jun 12

A few weeks ago the right wingers were up in arms over a BLOG story that FOX News picked up and ran with saying that the EPA was using the same drones that the military used in Afghanistan to hunt terrorist (of course we are...

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When the EPA meets moma bear with no gun

debrakcarey @debrakcarey (19887) • United States 2 Jun 12

http://www.redstate.com/vladimir/2012/06/02/seriously-sierra-club/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter For most of my adult life I have been what I thought was an enviromentalist. I love the outdoors and I am all about...

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Time to get rid of the EPA

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 1 Jun 12

A report released shows that the EPA is using airplanes and drones to fly over farms and ranches to see if they are polluting. These planes and drones are taking photos of the property. If the police or law enforcement thinks you...

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Is the EPA out of control or just Stupid?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 13 Jan 12

It seems that the EPA and green politicians have used the strong arm of the government to extort more money from businesses and down the line the consumer. It seems that there is a law and rules requiring companies that produce...

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Is the EPA killing the American Economy?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 26 Apr 11

It has been reported that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) on several different occasions that the EPA has shut different economic endeavors costing Americans jobs and economic growth. There was the fish that caused the...

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EPA Issues Tough New Regs - and a Waiver, for Obama's pal

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 4 Feb 11

The EPA issued tough new regulations designed to save the planet by crippling business, ummm... I mean by forcing business to be responsible about emissions and the environment. Just like the healthcare law that's supposed to be...

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EPA Claims Regulatory Authority over Spilled Milk

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 2 Feb 11

Wasn't it just recently that Obama said he was going to look at getting rid of senseless regulations that only harmed business and slowed economic recovery? Well, here's one I think he should look at carefully. We know the EPA...

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EPA Guide for Efficient Home Lighting

AnjaP @Rollo1 (16676) • Boston, Massachusetts 25 Jan 11

In case you didn't know, the government is planning on phasing out those old incandescent light bulbs that we've been using since Edison invented them, and making us replace them with newer, more efficient CFL bulbs. Because the...

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A 62 mpg fuel standard

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 5 Oct 10

The EPA has proposed fuel economy standards that would require fleet standard to average as much as 62 miles per gallon of gasoline by 2025. By 2017 fleet standards will average 37 mpg. Quite a jump from 37 mpg to 62 mpg in eight...

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The regulators

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 10 Jun 10

The real question here is should the Environmental Protection Agency be able to regulate carbon and other greenhouse gases under the federal Clean Air Act? The Republican Senators and four Democrats are proposing that no they can...

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thoughts on the EPA's newest idiocy?

dracoserpintenes @dracoserpintenes (614) • United States 8 Dec 09

so the newest release from the EPA was that carbon dioxide is a hazardous gas to human health which could be sensible if no one took such a statement to extremes. so my thoughts on this are they should have never said anything...

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EPA silences Employee that don't agree with Cap and Trade

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 18 Nov 09

Two EPA employees that did not agree with "Cap and Trade" are being told to either be keep silent about it or get into trouble at...

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Update on Am I really Crazy?

babyangie27 @babyangie27 (5176) • United States 14 Oct 09

I may be on to something here! After several responses to my last discussion and pyewacket and her helpful links. I contacted the EPA(Environmental Protection Agency) about what was going on in my house, last night. This morning...

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Awhile back I mentioned that farmers were denied water cos of a fish...

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 17 Sep 09

The Delta Smelt was declared an endangered species in 1999. This past year the water has been turned off in the richest farmland of America because of this two inch fish. People who used to feed the world are now patrons of local...

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