Mine scientist says two heads are better than one in fish population. EPA says good thinking.

EPA official, "Smoking Man,"
 who approved Simplot's report
as "comprehensive."
"Hell, no, I didn't read it.  I
didn't need to.  All I know is
that this country is under seige by
a bunch of nervous Nellies always
worried about every little thing."

And it's left to the Fish and Wildlife Service to call out crappie science.  J. R. Simplot's mining operations have polluted Idaho creeks with selenium levels 14 times higher than currently accepted by the EPA, according to the New York Times.  Simplot's scientists have done a report asking for the EPA acceptable levels to be raised, and the EPA has called the report "comprehensive."  A subsequent review by scientists at U.S. Fish and Wildlife found Simplot's data sadly lacking.  Multiple anomolies that have turned up in creeks include two-headed trout.  Simplot called Fish and Wildlife's objections "totally outside the regulatory process."  In other words, keep your one nose on your one face out of our profit-making business.

(Left)  EPA underling and superfund site
investigator who actually read the
report:  "Look.  I'm with the boss on this one.
So yeah, there's going to be a little evolving
going on in some creeks.  What's the biggie?
These fish might have some pretty good ideas. Eventually.  Now if you'll excuse me I'm going out to have a cigarette break with the boss."

Here's the link to the Times story:  http://tinyurl.com/78nvalo