1. Should we get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency? Nicholas Bien Information from http://epa.gov/

2. No Why? – Corporations are evil. – Without it, our rivers would be on fire. Like the Cuyahoga River in Ohio in 1969 http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/images/11-3-52.jpghttp://circa71.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/cuy-river- fire1.jpg http://www.fangraphs.com/not/wp- content/uploads/2012/04/Cuyahoga-fire.jpg

3. 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

4. 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