(The Post Season Parade, Artist: Clifford Berryman, 1915)

I know lame duck Presidents like to sweep dirty things under the rug when they think no one is looking, but by allowing coal mining companies to dump debris into rivers and valleys, Bush has reached a new filthy low. While I’m not entirely surprised Bush and his team would continue to protect their industry friends at the expense of environmental degradation and human health, but I’m dumbfounded once again that the Environmental Protection Agency scurries behind them.  The New York Times reports:

The Environmental Protection Agency is trying to finish work on a rule that would make it easier for utilities to put coal-fired generating stations near national parks. It is working on another rule that would allow utility companies to modify coal-fired power plants and increase their emissions without installing new pollution-control equipment.

As if there aren’t enough messes for President-Elect Obama to clean up when he steps into office, Bush (despite claiming otherwise) wants to make sure that the air, water and sky are blackened thoroughly so no one will see him run for the hills.  Unfortunately for him, those hills will be leveled for coal mining.  Oy.
takepart by telling your representative to not to reverse protections against dirty coal tricks.

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