Report: EPA Broke Federal Law With ‘Covert Propaganda’ on Social Media

Even before this GAO opinion, Congress had more than enough reason to block funding for the implementation of the rule

Daren Bakst, --December 15, 2015

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law when pushing its controversial water rule, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
As Congress considers whether to include a provision in the omnibus appropriations bill to block funding for the water rule, this should make the issue a no-brainer. As if a rule that attempts to regulate almost every type of water wasn’t enough of a reason. As explained by the New York Times, “[t]he Environmental Protection Agency engaged in ‘covert propaganda’ in violation of federal law when it blitzed social media to urge the general public to support President Obama’s controversial [water] rule[.]” More...

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