Rand Paul and the Environment

Rand Paul versus Clean Water

Rand Paul’s plan to cut wetlands protection and make enforcement against polluters impossible.

Rand Paul recently won a big victory in the straw poll held by CPAC,the Conservative Political Action Conference.  In the environmental area, his signature measure is the Defense of Environment and Property Act. On its surface, the goal of the law is to cut back on federal jurisdiction over wetlands. The bill would drastically cut back …

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Rand Paul and the Environment

Rand Paul, Kentucky’s Republican nominee for  U.S. Senate, has obviously garnered huge attention in the last few days for his comments on civil rights.   But his views about environmental topics ought to grab a few headlines too.  Consider the following: — He’s called the Environmental Protection Agency “out of control,”, and ” a regulatory body run amok,” — …

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