Episode 234 • • 2:01:11 - 2:04:33
234: Phasers on Stun
Water Fluoridation Defiance and EPA Stormwater Regulations
The city of Watsonville, California, is defying state mandates to fluoridate its water supply following a 2002 voter ban. Meanwhile, the EPA is proposing new regulations in the Federal Register to limit stormwater runoff from developed sites. The hosts interpret these upcoming 2012 rules as a potential "tax on rainwater" that will impose new costs on municipalities.