WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency’s new administrator says unsafe drinking water is “probably the biggest environmental threat” the world faces.
Andrew Wheeler told CBS News in an interview airing Wednesday climate change is “an important issue” but most of the threats it poses are “50 to 75 years out” and it’s “unreasonable” for the 2020 Democratic candidates to focus so much on it.
Climate scientists see the necessity for broad and immediate action to address global warming. The United Nations says “now is the defining moment to do something about it.”
Wheeler was nominated by President Donald Trump and was confirmed last month. He acknowledges human behavior “certainly contributes to” climate change and says the U.S. is working to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Wheeler says 92 percent of the country’s water meets EPA safety standards every day.
The first bill Trump signed into law was to allow coal waste to be dumped into our rivers.
I wonder if Mr Nutterbutter also gives insight to this guy…
The reminds me of shrub’s hydrogen-car initiative. Stop focusing on the current crisis in favor of a different problem which you also don’t intend to do anything about.
Well, since coal mining has both poisoning the water and being a significant cause of climate change covered, I guess we’re good here.
Time to rescind some more regulations.
So, if we punch you in the nose and throw you off the roof of a 50-story building, your biggest problem is nosebleed and that other concern is 50 stories away.
For a professional liar, you aren’t very good.