up in west virginia complete with subpoenas. west virginia epa confirmed today two of their employees are among those who already testified in the federal criminal investigation. there is this issue of how to punish the people who are responsible for this disastrous spill. but there s also now the issue going forward of how to stop this from happening again. and that may fall in part to senator joe manchin who he would not mind me saying is not exactly a zealous regulator of the coal industry or other energy industries around it. today in the wake of the elk river chemical spill, senator joe manchin joined with senator barbara boxer of california who is the top democrat on the environment committee. he also joined with his home state senator jay rockefeller, they are introducing legislation aimed at preventing similar spills from happening in the future. the bill is called the chemical safety and drinking water protection act. would require state inspections of above-ground chemical st
among those who already testified in the federal criminal investigation. there is this issue of how to punish the people who are responsible for this disastrous spill. but there s also now the issue going forward of how to stop this from happening again. and that may fall in part to senator joe manchin who he would not mind me saying is not exactly a zealous regulator of the coal industry or other energy industries around it. today in the wake of the elk river chemical spill, senator joe manchin joined with senator barbara boxer of kcalifornia wh is the top democrat on the environment committee. he also joined with his home state senator jay rockefeller, they are introducing legislation aimed at preventing similar spills from happening in the future. the bill is called the chemical safety and drinking water protection act. would require state inspections of above-ground chemical storage facilities. it would mandate that the chemical industry develop state approved emergency response pl
future. the bill is called the chemical safety and drinking water protection act. would require state inspections of above-ground chemical storage facilities. it would mandate that the chemical industry develop state approved emergency response plans. the bill would also guarantee that drinking water systems have the tools they need to respond to emergencies of this sort when they happen in the future. see, this is one of the things that makes people like senator joe manchin a very interesting figure in washington. right? he was the pro-gun, pro-second amendment guy, lifetime member of the nra with an a rating from the nra who was willing to push for gun background checks this past summer. that bill failed but not on account of joe manchin trying like heck to get it through. in the case of the elk river disaster, joe manchin who s been a consistent vote against environmental regulation, who s championed the rights of the coal industry and energy, joe manchin reacted to this very unac