Producer to intern: Find us some dirty water videos to show why we need the EPA!
— Bob Richards (@BobRichards57) February 2, 2017
Earlier today, the Senate dealt a blow to environmental regulators, voting 54-45 to repeal the Stream Protection Rule:
The Senate gave final approval to a measure eliminating a rule to prevent coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams, while the House backed a separate resolution doing away with extended background checks for gun purchases by some Social Security recipients with mental disabilities.
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Republicans and some Democrats say the coal-mining rule could eliminate thousands of coal-related jobs and ignores dozens of federal, state and local regulations already in place.
The Interior Department, which announced the rule in December, said that it would protect 6,000 miles of streams and 52,000 acres of forests, preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby waters.
For outrage’s sake, multiple MSM outlets refer to the rule as “Obama-era,” despite the fact that it was only established this past December:
This regulation was issued by Obama during his final weeks in office. Love how everyone is pretending it's been around forever. https://t.co/YSRprgarwi
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) February 2, 2017
But just for good measure, they’re kicking the outrage factor up several notches another way.
For example, you’ve gotta hand it to CNN here. This is downright sneaky:
Is CNN using footage of the EPA's waste water spill in the Animas River for this story? pic.twitter.com/1tRDUcs1RP
— Jimmy (@JimmyPrinceton) February 2, 2017
Neat trick, CNN.
https://twitter.com/Cowboy__Country/status/827287031277457409
@alwaysonoffense Thought so
— Donna J ⭐⭐⭐ (@djrusty813) February 2, 2017
Good grief. https://t.co/cejjVE4RDE
— Dan Kunsman (@dankunsman) February 2, 2017
yes, that's exactly what it is. At least they're finally mentioning it?
— Aimless Drunk (@WoodWhisperers) February 2, 2017
If by “mentioning,” you mean “showing footage without context.” Watch for yourself:
and I wonder if they'll mention how this happened?
— Rani ~ Science Skeptic ? (@MilitaryRosary) February 2, 2017
Guess that wasn’t worth bringing up.
https://twitter.com/tankcat/status/827274498931961860
Looks like Reuters did it, too:
They're not alone @JimmyPrinceton https://t.co/WPKGOFTeus
— Media Maters (@MediaMaters) February 2, 2017
Mining rule first to be killed by U.S. Congress, others near chopping block https://t.co/4bLTeTYTOc pic.twitter.com/fIBnZ1vANw
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 2, 2017
Must be contagious.
So why are you showing a spill caused by the EPA?
— Glenn Amurgis (@gamurgis) February 2, 2017
Um…
The @EPA did this.— LovableRetrieverOwnerCalvin (@MWBRI) February 2, 2017
the EPA created that spill in the photo.
— Tim O'Brien (@Timobns) February 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/AlyceWellington/status/827280737690861568
https://twitter.com/ThisManJokesBad/status/827278678073552896
Media bias is alive and well. (As if there were any doubt.)
@JohnEkdahl that's how stupid they think we are…
— Scott Kane (@gcems645) February 2, 2017
Editor’s note: Thanks to tweeter @lifebythecreek for directing us to the CNN video.
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