"To Reclaim America, Abolish the Federal Agencies"

PJ:  The decline of America, perhaps surprisingly, can be traced directly to the Nixon administration. Surprising, because the Left hated Tricky Dick with a passion that can only be compared with the passion that animates the never-Trump crowd: sheer, animal loathing. Surprising, because Nixon was the most domestically liberal, if not actually leftist, president we've had until Obama. Surprising, because to this day old Nixon-haters still foam at the mouth at the very thought of the man who took down the "pink lady," Helen Gahagan Douglas, and saved Israel in 1973; a year later, of course, they finally sacked him over Watergate.

But it was during the first Nixon administration that the hideous monstrosity of the Environmental Protection Agency came into being by executive order, along with its ugly twin, the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Seemingly innocuous and well-intentioned at the time, both agencies have metastasized, their original missions completed and now forever on the prowl for something else to meddle with. They're both unconstitutional, of course, but what's even worse is that they've turned into rogue agencies, issuing edicts, orders and regulations largely devoid of congressional scrutiny -- pure instruments of executive power, with none to gainsay them.

To get an idea of just hoe obnoxious and intrusive these do-gooder agencies have become, get a load of this from Lou Ann Rieley, who owns a farm in Delaware: (continue)

Supremes Put Obama's 'Global Warming' Regs on Ice

ABC News: A divided Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama's sweeping plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved.

The surprising move is a blow to the administration and a victory for the coalition of 27 mostly Republican-led states and industry opponents that call the regulations "an unprecedented power grab."

By issuing the temporary freeze, a 5-4 majority of the justices signaled that opponents made strong arguments against the rules. The high court's four liberal justices said Tuesday they would have denied the request for delay.

Another Colorado EPA Waste Spill

"An Environmental Protection Agency crew working at the Standard Mine above Crested Butte triggered a wastewater spill into a creek that flows into the town water supply — a small-scale repeat of the Gold King incident this year."

Only an estimated 2,000 gallons spilled Tuesday, amid efforts to open a collapsed portal. The impact on town water is expected to be minimal.

Critics pounced.

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton said the spill — while not a disaster like the EPA-triggered 3 million-gallon Gold King deluge that turned the Animas River mustard-yellow — raises questions about EPA procedures.

"They told us things were going to be different. Now we have a spill. ... We've apparently got a real challenge with the EPA, not only with notification but their accountability and their ability to adequately execute these types of cleanup projects," Tipton said. "They've got resources. They're the ones in charge of the program. And they've had two spills in my district alone. Is there a better way to approach this?"

Federal Judge issues temporary injunction halting EPA move on water.

Characterized as Obama Administration water rule, the new regulations reinterprets Clean Water Act giving more regulatory power to EPA and to Army Corps of Engineers. The rule was scheduled to take effect Friday.

They're going after every little stream that could be a tributary, every temporary runoff stream, every temporary mostly dry arroyo, every tiny pond, anything having to do with water that could possibly affect any other water, namely all water, every pond a farmer might dig, every pool, every koi pond, mountains of new paperwork left for states to complete.

North Dakota filed the injunction in the name of thirteen states on behalf of all fifty states, so says N.D. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who filed the injunction. But EPA is not having that generous a reading, they demand another smackdown directly preventing action in any state not mentioned otherwise it's business as usual and they plan to enforce the new rules in the remaining thirty-seven states.

It's like training a dog. Poop here, not here. Then, you didn't say don't poop here, you didn't say don't poop here, you didn't say don't poop here, you didn't say don't poop here. Eh, bad example. Dogs are a lot easier. Most times they cooperate and its not always such a power trip.

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EPA accidentally contaminates Animas river

A river in southern Colorado from Durango to New Mexico has turned carrot orange with wastewater from a nearby mine that is being investigated by EPA. The release occurred during the EPA investigation calling for another investigation by EPA with State Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety for the exact cause.

Believed to be approximately a million gallons heavy with zinc, lead, arsenic gushed into Cement Creek then Animas River. Towns along the river have cut off water temporarily and all river activity is halted.

The general cause is already known. A company bought property with a mine. The company never mined. The mine contained contaminated waste water and there are reasons for believing the mine did not produce all that contamination by itself, it is believed that much of the wastewater collected there over time as the mines were abandoned. The EPA is investigating that. During a hiatus the EPA backfilled a large hole, upon returning heavy equipment created an opening before the wastewater was pumped out as planned.

The corporation has released a couple statements saying they had nothing to do with what happened and blaming EPA.

This is the Four Corners area where the borders of four western states cross neatly as squares. Silverton and Durango, two tiny towns tucked into the bottom corner of Colorado. Durango, the town that is more active, keeps an old train running between the two. The short tourist train ride between the two towns is worth the effort of going there. You are guaranteed the most extraordinary photographic opportunities right from the train no matter the time of year.

The mine itself is located in Aztec New Mexico.

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This Story Will Really Piss Off Issa H8ers...

...I mean, the sheer gall of the man:

'How Much Pornography' Does it Take 'to Get Fired' at EPA?

E15 gasoline

Turning speakers to low is recommended for the video if you care to watch otherwise the soft feminine intonations might very well work as icepick in the hands of a maniac upon them and on your eardrums. (I listened three times and still recovering)

tl:dr 

Good for new and for flex-fuel vehicles, not good otherwise.

Snopes rates the alarm email (urgent, send to friends) mix of true/false green, with a red outline   

Popular Mechanics will have you know four things. 

EPA will have you dazzled with their own regulation history and their various waivers.

Choose Ethanol will have you use it to support 383,000 jobs in the United States, because it burns cleaner and cooler in engines which helps performance and extend life of vehicle and can be used by over 75% of light duty vehicles on the road today. And because there is always room to grow! Made from renewable resources, and that is not going to change.

In fact, the number of available resources increases each year. Ethanol is not going to be limited by corn, or other grains, it is simply going to be limited by acceptance. You can start the change. Let’s work together to break our century plus addiction to oil.

"Addiction," ugh, way to loose your audience, Hippy. That is so last century.

Green Car Reports says Automaker groups say E15 damages cars and that EPA approval was rushed. This appears to be a balanced report of pros and cons.