Well, it's not like he will go swim in oily water or anything....
"Possible cut to beach testing a health threat, critics say" March 04, 2012|By Darryl Fears
WASHNGTON - From sea to shining sea, Americans love the beach.
The average citizen visits a coastal shore, Great Lake, or river about 10 days a year, according to a federal estimate. And they spend a lot of money, nearly $6 trillion in 2007, 85 percent of all tourism revenue, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
But money doesn’t always buy happiness at the beach. About 3.5 million people each year get sick enough to be nauseated or get diarrhea after splashing in water containing harmful bacteria, according to an Environmental Protection Agency estimate.
This is why environmentalists are criticizing the Obama administration’s proposal to cut all funding for states to monitor contamination at beaches starting in 2013....
The Environmental Protection Agency, which has given about $110 million to states under the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act since its passage in 2000, defended the budget cut as the right decision in austere times....
What a disappointment Obama has been on the environment, huh?
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So much for austerity, 'eh?
