PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

EPA's Pollution Right-to-Know Program Revived From 10-year Coma

OMB Watch (Apr 19 2010)

After more than ten years in deep freeze, the EPA is now proposing steps to revitalize the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) – the bedrock public right-to-know program that tracks toxic pollution from thousands of businesses. EPA wants to add 16 new chemicals and lift a "stay" on the reporting of another.