Bush pressures EPA into allowing rocket fuel chemical in water

Under pressure from the Bush White House and the Pentagon, the Environmental Protection Agency is about to rule that it will not - I repeat, will not - set rules limiting how much perchlorate can appear in our drinking water.

Perchlorate is a dangerous chemical found in rocket fuel. The chemical has been linked to thyroid disorders in pregnant women, newborns, and children. Right now, 20,000,000 to 40,000,000 Americans suffer unsafe levels of perchlorate exposure.

The EPA's ruling appears to close a frustrating 6-year battle between scientists who want the chemical regulated and Bush dogmatists who opposed new rules. Unfortunately, the battle has ended in Bush's favor.

The EPA's decision follows a report that was heavily edited by the Bush regime to appear more favorable to perchlorate.

Our water is being poisoned, and Bush likes it fine that way.

(Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/21/AR2008092102352_pf.html)