The Environmental Protection Agency misused tax dollars in the service of public propaganda, according to a legal opinion just handed down by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The misdeeds came during the agency’s public-relations blitz to drum up support for its new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) regulation.
First proposed in April 2014, the rule provoked immediate backlash. It expands the reach of the Clean Water Act’s restrictions and the EPA’s domain of authority, a source of concern for dairy farmers, home–builders, timber companies, energy producers and dozens of organizations and companies.
To date, the White House and EPA both have been dismissive of the concerns. Brian Deese, an adviser to the president, sneered: “The only people with reason to oppose the rule are polluters who threaten our clean water.” But 30 states also have expressed concerns, giving the lie to the administration’s claim that this is a good green versus bad business dispute…. (Read more at the Weekly Standard)
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