Why The Rush.

       Since January the Environmental Protection Agency has cut back or cut out regulations on vehicle emissions, toxic waste from power plants to methane leaks from gas and oil drilling wells. Now it's set to deregulate the drinking water of a third of Americans, about 117 million people. Why the rush to do this is incomprehensible.
       The "Waters of the United States Rule" covers all navigable rivers, streams and lakes. But now the EPA wants to eliminate the rule first and then decide what to protect and what shouldn't be. Now wouldn't it make more sense to decide which waters need to be protected first and then deregulate the others if necessary? I mean it's not like anyone is harmed by water that's too clean. Well, okay, my son used to say it hurt to get a bath, but he outgrew of that.
       The whole purpose of those regulations was to preserve good clean drinking water for a whole lot of people. Some of the worst polluters in the country are all smiles because of the new EPA's decision, so that should tell you something. It may be that some waters should be deregulated. Maybe the river you get your drinking water from should be one of them, although somehow I think you'd wind up unhappy if they did.
       There always seems to be a rush to make changes without thinking in this new administration instead of thinking it over, looking into the problems, if there are any, and then deciding. It's a procedure being used over and over and it's got to be for political purposes. Make a big splash for the base then try to handle the mess you've created. I guess when you can't get anything else done, you have to grab and destroy anything you can, even if it's seed corn.