A key piece of environmental legislation became law on this date 40 years ago. Known as the Water Pollution Control Act, the bill was vetoed by President Richard Nixon because of its $25 billion price tag. This veto was overridden by Congress. The law was later amended and is now known as the Clean Water Act. The goal is controlling the discharge of toxic waste into the nation’s waterways. In its first 20 years, the Clean Water Act is estimated to have prevented more than 200,000 premature deaths. Preliminary figures show another 160,000 saved from 1990 to 2010. Each year, there are some 3,400 toxic chemical releases across the U.S. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at <www.census.gov>.
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I’m sure this is the kind of job destroying regulation that Twitt will reverse if he became president (shudder).
Call me crazy, but I thought regulations were for the benefit of the employees. America hasn’t processed its own cotton since environmental regulations were established. Instead, low wage, low standard countries gain the jobs. Why pay for all that expensive upgrade when India or China doesn’t regulate for the people or the environment? Oh, yes, and give rewards to those astute business people who shut the door on American workers. Who in the world thought that up? Big Brother?