Sep 17, 2015
Sweet Gods of Karma, we cried nerd tears of joy today watching the EPA getting nailed for violating the sacred Endangered Species Act for their negligence in the Animas River spill. Turns out that it is very illegal, as in, criminal and civil charges illegal, when...
Sep 16, 2015
It was a dirty river before, it’s a dirtier river now, we’re moving on. That sums up the attitude of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy who testified before two Senate committees today. Democratic lawmakers made excuses for the agency while Republicans hammered at...
Sep 15, 2015
Remember when EPA Chief Gina McCarthy said last month that all EPA mine cleanups nationwide had been suspended “unless there is imminent risk” to doing so? And then declined to tell the nation which mines had been affected? The agency then set to work identifying...
Sep 10, 2015
John Hickenlooper seems to have forgotten that he’s just the governor of Colorado and not it’s Supreme Leader. In a recent interview with Colorado Public Radio, Hick expressed deep frustration with Attorney General Cynthia Coffman for having joined a lawsuit against...
Sep 10, 2015
Judging by the Denver Post’s summary of yesterday’s hearing on the EPA’s Animas River spill, we must have been watching a different event. Their article described it as “more of a food fight than a debate, featuring Republicans generally blasting the agency and...
