After multiple rainstorms and water rushing down the spillway of Anderson Reservoir, there has been serious flooding in San Jose. Flooding took place along the Coyote Creek the water levels in which reached a 100 year peek. This has caused the evacuation of at least 14,000 residents and 22, 000 others have been encouraged to leave their homes. Unfortunately, many people were not properly notified as they had no idea that they needed to evacuate until firefighters went door to door alerting people. Emergency crews had to rescue more than 250 people from their homes by boat. This year had been proven to be a time of flooding and mudslides as some regions are dealing with great rainfall and storms Earlier the Oroville dam scenario had prompted the evacuation of 200,000 people. According to sources, at least four people have died in storms this past week.
The large rainfall this year has been both beneficial and concerning depending on one’s viewpoint. While the rain at first was a relief after the lengthy drought, now in some areas it has caused tension since people have to leave their homes. Bodies of water seem to be surpassing their capacities across the state. Some of these incidents, however, show our inefficiency as well, as we have not been able to maintain dams and such. For example, the Orville dam failure calls into question our inefficiency at maintaining dams and such infrastructure. Overall, I hope that the conditions improve and the people in flooding areas receive the help they need while ensuring their safety.
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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. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/02/stream-protection-rule-reverse-mcconnell-paul-yarmuth-trump/97413470/
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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