Hurricane Katrina Swept Away Environmental Rules

In the name of rebuilding, government agencies waived environmental rules in the hurricane-hit Gulf Coast.

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December 16, 2005, 12:08 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

LFrom the moment New Orleans' filthy floodwaters were pumped into Lake Pontchartrain, regulators said environmental rules had to be set aside to save the Gulf Coast from the destruction of Hurricane Katrina...Federal and state agencies waived environmental laws regulating open burning. They waived the laws regulating asbestos removal. They waived rules for landfills, gasoline and diesel fuel standards, and water and air pollution -- all in the name of recovery and rebuilding."

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