The Senate voted 54-45 to eliminate a rule intending to limit the dumping of mining waste in local waterways. The Stream Protection Rule was enforced by the Department of the Interior towards the end of Obama’s presidency. The rule had “tightened standards for water contamination and the restoration of streams damaged by mining.” The Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell, has justified the rollback of this rule by stating that the rule is an attack at coal miners. McConnell has argued that the rule will cause damage to communities while threatening coal jobs in areas like his home state, Kentucky. According to a study, the rule would place about one third of coal related jobs at risk. Furthermore, McConnell has stated that with the new President they will be able to “bring relief from burdensome regulations.”
I believe that it is the government’s job to set reasonable regulations for the welfare of the people. Although sometimes the regulations may cause inconvenience, they are not burdensome when they try to protect the people from environmental hazards. The rule seems to be beneficial for the community considering the fact that it concerns regulating contamination of water and restoring streams. As far as the prosperity of the community is concerned, I think that a community will prosper first and foremostly if the people are healthy, and the new government officials should acknowledge this.
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