"Half Of Americans Favor New Regulations After West Virginia Chemical Spill"

[applegrove]

Half Of Americans Favor New Regulations After West Virginia Chemical Spill

by Emily Swanson at the Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/18/regulations-chemical-spill_n_4618705.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

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In the wake of a chemical spill that left 300,000 West Virginians without safe tap water for days, half of Americans favor tightening regulations in order to protect public water supplies and on companies that use and store chemicals, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll.

Fifty-one percent of Americans in the new poll said that the government should do more to regulate companies that use, manufacture and store chemicals, while 30 percent said current regulations on those companies are about right and 7 percent said the government should do less. And 50 percent said the government should do more to regulate the safety of the public water supply, compared to 34 percent who said current regulations are about right and 5 percent who wanted less regulation.

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New regulations in each case were favored by big majorities of Democrats and nearly half of independents. Republicans were more likely to say that current regulations were about right than to favor new regulations.

The poll comes after 7,500 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, a chemical used to clean coal, spilled into the Elk River in West Virginia earlier this month, leading to a prohibition on tap water in nine counties for about a week and forcing schools and businesses to temporarily close.




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[applegrove]

1. Looks like "proper regulations" could be a wedge issue that works for democrats?

I can dream can't I?

[hadrons]

2. "7 percent said the government should do less"

give this people a tall cool glass of water .... spiked with 4-methylcyclohexane methanol

[1000words]

3. The entire state is bought and paid for ...

To address the issue, is to make fundamental changes in the present system of governance and representation.

[Matariki]

4. Half. Only half?

pathetic.

[Euphoria]

5. agreeeeed

n/t

[freshwest]

7. Yup. Half don't wanna die. The other half are braindead. n/t

[dem in texas]

6. States are responsible for regulation

In Texas, improperly stored chemicals blew up the town of West. Guess what, the company declared bankruptcy which left the tax payer holding the bag. Has Texas taken any steps to prevent another such tragedy. No, of course not. Now we have another chemical disaster in West Virginia and of course the company immediately declared bankruptcy and the citizens of West Virginia will have to pay for the clean up. Most states will not regulate these chemical companies, especially in small towns where they are a source of jobs and tax revenue.

[KoKo]

8. Would be greater percent if MSM focused more on this disaster...