Beware of the Delaware
Budget cuts of the Environmental Protection Agency may be hitting closer to home for the residents of the Lehigh valley than they know.
In today’s political climate, controversies and arguments are not uncommon. Since the beginning weeks of our Presidents reign, the Environmental Protection Agency has been an agency that is on the chopping block fiscally. The current Administration claims that they wish to cut EPA spending by 30 percent (2.6 billion dollars). While these cuts would no doubt affect people across the United States, but it may hit closer to home than you think.
The Delaware River Basin has long been the center of a water restoration initiative. In the 1950s the Delaware river was one of the most polluted stretches of river but it is now clean enough to fish and swim in. Support by the EPA has made this possible by supporting cleaning efforts, holding polluters accountable and restoring the waterways. With the proposed cuts there is no doubt that local efforts to continue the restoration of the Delaware River Basin would be affected. I believe creating a documentary about the local effect these budget cuts would have and the potential risk for the Delaware River would bring awareness and new perspective to the people of the Lehigh Valley