Romney revives debunked point from the dust bin - Politico

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 10 Oktober 2012 | 16.14

A cloud of dust follows a combine. | AP Photo

The EPA has said repeatedly that it has no plans to regulate farm dust. | AP Photo

Mitt Romney revived a long-debunked GOP talking point Tuesday — the claim that the Obama administration is so overzealous in its quest to clean up pollution that it wants to regulate farm dust.

The Environmental Protection Agency has said repeatedly that it has no such plans. But that didn't stop Romney from trotting out the rumor while outlining his agriculture policy in a speech at a family farm in Van Meter, Iowa.

Continue Reading

"The regulatory burden under this administration has just gone crazy," Romney said, adding later that administration officials "of course want to regulate dust."

Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) joined the Obama campaign in lambasting Romney for pushing the discredited meme.

"The EPA under this president has made it absolutely clear that the administration has no intent to start regulating farm dust. Again, this is sort of one of those straw men that you throw up," Harkin said during a conference call organized by the campaign. "I don't know what else you can say. They're just not going to do it. Period."

Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt added: "This is just one more indication of Mitt Romney saying anything regardless of the facts to get elected."An EPA spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment.

Asked for clarification on the GOP nominee's remarks, a Romney campaign spokeswoman emailed a news story noting that the White House last year threatened to veto GOP legislation meant to block the agency from regulating farm dust. At the time, the White House argued that the legislation could be used to block other important public health protections under the Clean Air Act, including requirements for mining operations and industrial activities.

EPA officials have spent more than a year pushing back on the dust storm.

The agency said in June that it will not tighten the existing health-based standard for coarse particulate matter or PM10, commonly referred to as dust. PM10 comes from demolition activities, wildfires and — the concern for farmers — unpaved roads.

The existing standard has been in place since 1987, but farmers had feared that a tighter standard would affect farm dust.


Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang

Romney revives debunked point from the dust bin - Politico

Dengan url

https://goartikelasik.blogspot.com/2012/10/romney-revives-debunked-point-from-dust.html

Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya

Romney revives debunked point from the dust bin - Politico

namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link

Romney revives debunked point from the dust bin - Politico

sebagai sumbernya

0 komentar:

Posting Komentar

techieblogger.com Techie Blogger Techie Blogger