I read that - what was that about? Farm lobby - Farm Bureau? that powerful? Chesapeake Bay a huge environmental disaster but MR basin is even a larger body of water being desecrated. On 4/20/2011 8:33 AM, Pat Knueven wrote: > It sounds like all of them are dam JOKES. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phyllis Mains <[log in to unmask]> > To: IOWA-TOPICS <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wed, Apr 20, 2011 8:08 am > Subject: No help for our water from Obama Administration > > short excerpt from today's Des Moines Register! So Obama wants the > support of Iowans who want clean water? Phyllis > The head of the Environmental Protection Agency ruled out for now > regulating runoff from farms in the Mississippi River basin, saying > voluntary measures should be given time to work. > > Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, who visited two Iowa farms Tuesday > with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, said she assured a gathering > of agricultural leaders that the agency had no plans to impose > pollution regulations like those being used to clean up Chesapeake Bay. > "I am ruling out the need for us to move directly to a regulatory > mechanism when we have folks stepping up and are willing to do the > conservation measures," she told reporters after the visits. > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Check out > our Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club > Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it > features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view > recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] Check out our > Listserv Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club > Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it > features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view > recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/