EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Exec’s Letter to Rove
A well-connected Texas oil executive reaches out to Karl Rove and presto!--thus disappears a new rule designed to keep groundwater clear near drilling sites.TRUTHDIG’S JOURNALISM REMAINS CLEAR
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