62,882 signers tell EPA to “ditch the rule!” Written by Reid Rosenthal on November 15, 2014 · Have a comment? 62,882 signers tell EPA to “Ditch the rule!” Friend,EPA’s proposal to redefine waters of the United States (WOTUS) to give them control of land anywhere near a puddle, ditch or stream is a catastrophe for property rights. Today is the deadline to speak up and tell EPA not to go there. 62,882 of you did! […] Continue reading here »
Senator: Emails Reveal EPA, Green Group in ‘Beyond Cozy’ Relationship” Written by Reid Rosenthal on October 17, 2014 · Have a comment? Republican lawmakers say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enjoys a “beyond cozy” relationship with a liberal environmental action group that seeks to reshape national energy policies in a way that would hurt American businesses and families. Sen. David Vitter, R-La., the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, told The Daily Signal that […] Continue reading here »
EPA delays WOTUS land grab Written by Reid Rosenthal on October 11, 2014 · Have a comment? Friend, EPA just blinked. The Feds just announced that for the second time they are extending the deadline for the public to comment on their WOTUS rule. The deadline has been moved from October 20th to November 14th. Why? Because they are feeling the heat from the public! CFACT is proud to be part […] Continue reading here »
“Ditch” Obama’s New Land Grab Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 26, 2014 · Have a comment? Please find below a special message from one of our allies, the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow. Please note that Tea Party Patriots allows only certain of our allies to communicate with our network of grassroots patriots. We hope you will take a moment to consider this message. Thank you. The Obama administration is currently […] Continue reading here »
House passes bill to halt EPA water rule Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 12, 2014 · Have a comment? The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing a proposed rule to define its jurisdiction over bodies of water. Passed 262-152, the bill would prohibit the EPA from using the proposal for any rulemaking regarding the Clean Water Act. The rule, proposed in March, sought to clarify which […] Continue reading here »
Emails Suggest Enviro Groups Influence The EPA’s Agenda Written by Reid Rosenthal on September 7, 2014 · Have a comment? Emails released by congressional Republicans suggest environmentalists have used their cozy relationship with top Environmental Protection Agency officials to exert influence on public policy. Republicans in the House and Senate have launched investigations into collusion between the EPA and the Natural Resources Defense Council, an influential environmental group. A 2009 email chain, released by Vitter, […] Continue reading here »
Wetlands? No Court for You! Written by Reid Rosenthal on August 26, 2014 · Have a comment? Share on Facebook Friend, “I have never proposed anything that I thought would be so well-received as this, that has fallen totally flat on its face.” That’s what EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy had to say about public reaction to the Obama Administration’s new rule to redefine “waters of the United States” (WOTUS). The pressure is […] Continue reading here »
EPA Challenging IRS In Its Oppressive Power Grab Written by Reid Rosenthal on July 10, 2014 · Have a comment? There was a time when it could be said there was no more oppressive and reviled Federal agency than the Internal Revenue Service. Americans feared contact with that agency like no other. It held in its hands the power to proclaim an American citizen guilty of the crime of keeping for himself too much of […] Continue reading here »
CALL FOR ACTION: Waters of the U.S. Written by Reid Rosenthal on July 2, 2014 · Have a comment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has released a proposed rule to revise the definition of the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) for all Clean Water Act (CWA) programs. The definition changes contained in the proposed rule significantly expand federal control of land and water resources […] Continue reading here »
Ditch” EPA’s land grabbing water rule Written by Reid Rosenthal on June 13, 2014 · Have a comment? EPA’s proposed new Clean Water Act (“CWA”) rule is EPA’s latest installment in its efforts to expand the power of unelected federal bureaucrats over Americans’ ability to use their own land. The CWA grants EPA power to regulate the “navigable” “waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”). In the past EPA tried to expand its CWA […] Continue reading here »