On August 8, NBC Nightly News reporter Robert Hager didn't even try, listing seven areas where Republicans would threaten public health and safety, which earned him the Janet Cooke Award. To address the claims made by NBC with almost no rebuttal, we review NBC's claims, countered by an open letter sent to NBC by House Republican Whip Tom DeLay. The newly elected Republican controlled House believed it had a mandate to put the brakes on that. Programs to further crack down on industrial pollution of water, such as the Chesapeake Bay shown here.
Current standards are unaffected.
Up to now, EPA has been enforcing the guidelines it is required by law to provide as if they were strict regulations. EPA will be restricted from issuing 11th hour vetoes and contributing to the bureaucratic tangles that result from having more than one agency involved in administering a program. EPA is violating the Administrative Procedure Act by trying to circumvent existing procedural requirements. The House would stop tougher tests. This rider simply allows states flexibility to design emissions testing programs that will best address their pollution problems.