EPA pulls back from plan to garnish paychecks

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The Environmental Protection Agency bowed to fierce criticism Wednesday and announced that it had hit the breaks on a fast-tracked plan to collect fines by garnishing paychecks of accused polluters.

 

The agency, which has come under withering attacks from Republican lawmakers for attempting a “power grab,” said it still intended to pursue the new authority to garnish wages without a court order. But now it will follow a more typical and longer review process.

 

Opponents of the wage-garnish rule applauded EPA’s decision.

“It’s about time this abuse-prone agency listened to Congress and backtrack on a rule that was clearly an egregious power grab to garnish private citizens’ wages,” said Louisiana Sen. David Vitter, the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee who had battled the proposed rule.

But the EPA vowed to press on with its plan to snatch fines directly out of American’s paychecks.

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"But the EPA vowed to press on with its plan to snatch fines directly out of American’s paychecks."

 

So they are temporarily stopping the plan until the heat dies down.

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"But the EPA vowed to press on with its plan to snatch fines directly out of American’s paychecks."

 

So they are temporarily stopping the plan until the heat dies down.

So, they are to play judge and jury and then hand down the sentence? This will be like RICO, which is being abused daily in this country without judge or jury also.

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EPA’s No. 2 leaving for climate group

 

Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will resign next month to lead an energy and climate advocacy group, the agency announced Thursday.

 

Perciasepe has been the agency’s second-highest official since 2009, but his total tenure at the EPA is 13 years, Administrator Gina McCarthy said in an internal email to staff.

 

“With his departure, EPA is losing its longest serving deputy — but more importantly a leader who poured his heart, soul and decades of experience into the agency’s mission every day,” McCarthy said.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212538-epas-no-2-to-resign

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EPA’s No. 2 leaving for climate group

 

Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will resign next month to lead an energy and climate advocacy group, the agency announced Thursday.

 

Perciasepe has been the agency’s second-highest official since 2009, but his total tenure at the EPA is 13 years, Administrator Gina McCarthy said in an internal email to staff.

 

“With his departure, EPA is losing its longest serving deputy — but more importantly a leader who poured his heart, soul and decades of experience into the agency’s mission every day,” McCarthy said.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212538-epas-no-2-to-resign

Isn't that special. Go to one of the groups trying to influence the EPA most.

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EPA’s No. 2 leaving for climate group

 

Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will resign next month to lead an energy and climate advocacy group, the agency announced Thursday.

 

Perciasepe has been the agency’s second-highest official since 2009, but his total tenure at the EPA is 13 years, Administrator Gina McCarthy said in an internal email to staff.

 

“With his departure, EPA is losing its longest serving deputy — but more importantly a leader who poured his heart, soul and decades of experience into the agency’s mission every day,” McCarthy said.

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/212538-epas-no-2-to-resign

Isn't that special. Go to one of the groups trying to influence the EPA most.

 

Who knows what kind of quid pro quo was going on while he was there.