How ironic that it is Congressman Don Beyer who wrote the commentary on the departure of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. Beyer berates Pruitt for "... his antipathy to environmental protection" while at the same time Beyer himself has refused to stop the destruction of valuable Federal wetlands, wildlife and many mature trees along the George Washington Parkway since his hometown demands to place the Potomac Yard Metro station there when in fact there is another location that would cause minimal harm. In addition, it is Beyer who refused to help protect vulnerable elderly and low-income Old Town residents in the neighborhood bordering the Robinson Terminal North. A developer planned to haul toxic waste by truck from this site through this neighborhood rather than safely barge it away because that would cost more. Therefore, civic activists met with the congressman to ask him to intercede. He refused to do anything. Well, well, well.
Linda Couture
Andrea Stowers
Alexandria