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Should we get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency? Nicholas Bien Information from

No Why? – Corporations are evil. – Without it, our rivers would be on fire. Like the Cuyahoga River in Ohio in fire1.jpg content/uploads/2012/04/Cuyahoga-fire.jpg

The EPA The EPA writes and enforces legislation that: – Limits air pollution Clean Air Act Air Quality Act Toxic Substances Control Act – Protects our water supplies Water Pollution Control Act Water Quality Act Clean Water Act

The EPA – Regulates mining, drilling, and farming practices Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act – Saves remaining wilderness areas Wilderness Act Scenic Rivers Protection Act – Assists endangered species Endangered Species Act Marine Mammal Protection Act