Samuel Alito's Assault on Wetlands Is So Indefensible That He Lost Brett Kavanaugh

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6. Define large

Is this not just another opening for another case?

*sigh*

Hydrology in soil is actually a fairly established science if I remember correctly. I guess by setting aside ‘large’ bodies that flow at a rate (undefined?) large enough to be unfiltered of novel human-created contaminants and concentrations of unearthed toxic substances they’re trying to target major offenders. But ‘small’ sources of contamination add up eventually if they’re in flood plains, historic inundation zones and river paths, or are attached to aquifer and wetlands feeding zones.

Also, as said in title, they need to define ‘large’ and ‘small’ in a way that isn’t going to ultimately destroy safe drinking water standards at the minimum. We do have the ability to measure all chemicals/products brought into an area and the amount that flows out…

I never understood the reluctance to run more testing labs in this country. Could be lots of jobs with sample collection, processing, and remediation if they wanted