Gas Can Deregulation Celebration
Advocates for lawn care and automotive enthusiasts are praising a recent initiative from Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin geared towards reducing regulations.
On Thursday, Zeldin released a letter highlighting how manufacturers produce gas cans designed to better satisfy consumers’ needs. He emphasized that these cans “contain gas cans with vents to promote smooth fuel flow at a rapid rate.” This initiative serves as a response to regulations set by former President Barack Obama back in 2009, which eliminated vents in gas cans to lower vapor emissions.
These vents used to prevent vacuum formation inside the gas can, making it easier to pour gasoline without spillage. Since the new rules were enacted, both consumers and retailers have voiced their frustration with these modified designs, noting that gasoline often leaks.
“Pointless government regulations have ruined a lot of common sense products, and everyone knows it,” Zeldin insisted in his post. He lamented how gas cans that once poured smoothly now essentially “dribble like a child’s sippy cup.” In a message aimed at gas can manufacturers, he urged, “Spit the can and let it flow!”
Phil Robertson, the late star of “Duck Dynasty,” also highlighted the ineffectiveness of EPA-compliant gas cans, joking about the absurdity of the regulations during a discussion about “dangerous equipment.” “The safest gas can reach on Earth,” he quipped, observing as gas trickled out. “It reminds me of my prostate last night. I’m not getting the flow I used to have.”
Representative Chip Roy of Texas has taken the lead in House discussions, pushing for the “Gas Can Freedom” bill, first reported by Blaze News in February. His proposal aims to eliminate the federal regulations that have led to malfunctioning gas cans.
“These pointless regulations ruin a lot of common-sense products,” Roy remarked earlier this year. “The federal government shouldn’t meddle in our lives, and that includes gas cans.”
For the moment, no further legislative action has occurred concerning Roy’s bill aside from its introduction in the House. Roy is committed to urging his colleagues to get the legislation moving, declaring, “Let’s pass it and cut these burdensome regulations forever.”
