Of course, the local repuns taking on the “Overregulation” mantra in the wake of Valero closing is largely about an opportunity to push another piece of ideology — one not especially connected to reality. Given that plant’s problems, exemptions and fairly weak enforcement it isn’t as though the State hasn’t been bending over backwards to give Valero the benefit of the doubt. Listen closely to the estimates of possibly cleaning up that plant, think about who will be on the hook for it and then ask yourself if “Overregulation” would have had that result. But I digress, here’s the hypocrisy:
The money quote:
To protect our air and water quality, Charlie will push for laws with real teeth when it comes to corporate pollution – forcing polluters to clean-up their messes and helping prevent future messes from occurring through the use of clean technologies, stricter safety guidelines and more.
This is called regulation, and Copeland was proposing to increase it before he needed a way to bash the Administration (and ones prior) for too much regulation on this plant.
(Thanks to anonymous tipster!)