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Tell the EPA to Keep Information about Toxic Pollution Public
Target: Stephen L. Johnson, Administrator, Environmental Protection AgencySponsored by: Union of Concerned Scientists
We think American citizens have a right to know what toxic chemicals are being released into their local communities.
But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced plans to significantly limit the information that companies are required to disclose about their release of hazardous chemicals including toxins like mercury, lead, and dioxin into our environment.
Through its plan to reduce the reporting requirements of its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, the EPA is proposing to take away an important tool for protecting public health and our environment. In its 20 years in existence, the TRI has provided the public with critical information about chemical contaminants that pose a serious threat to our health, while simultaneously providing incentives for companies to reduce their pollution levels.
There is no justification for weakening this successful program today, other than to please large corporate polluters, who view public disclosure as a costly nuisance. That's why we must send a strong message to the Bush Administration that this is unacceptable public policy in a democracy!
The EPA is accepting public comments only until January 13, 2005. Please take a moment to oppose this misguided and dangerous proposal and be included in the public record!
But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced plans to significantly limit the information that companies are required to disclose about their release of hazardous chemicals including toxins like mercury, lead, and dioxin into our environment.
Through its plan to reduce the reporting requirements of its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, the EPA is proposing to take away an important tool for protecting public health and our environment. In its 20 years in existence, the TRI has provided the public with critical information about chemical contaminants that pose a serious threat to our health, while simultaneously providing incentives for companies to reduce their pollution levels.
There is no justification for weakening this successful program today, other than to please large corporate polluters, who view public disclosure as a costly nuisance. That's why we must send a strong message to the Bush Administration that this is unacceptable public policy in a democracy!
The EPA is accepting public comments only until January 13, 2005. Please take a moment to oppose this misguided and dangerous proposal and be included in the public record!
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We signed the “Tell the EPA to Keep Information about Toxic Pollution Public” petition!
# 18,300:
11:44 pm PST, Jan 12,
Preston Leitzel, Texas
# 18,299:
10:41 pm PST, Jan 12,
Joshua Palmer, Ohio
I share the concerns others have expressed here about maintaining our right to be informed of pollutants released into our communities. But I also worry as an environmental historian, since the kind of information amassed in Toxic Release Inventories is indispensable to my research. Without strong standards of corporate record-keeping and accountability we will lose our understanding of the past as well as our chance for a cleaner and more equitable future.
I share the concerns others have expressed here about maintaining our right to be informed of pollutants released into our communities. But I also worry as an environmental historian, since the kind of information amassed in Toxic Release Inventories is indispensable to my research. Without strong standards of corporate record-keeping and accountability we will lose our understanding of the past as well as our chance for a cleaner and more equitable future.
# 18,298:
10:32 pm PST, Jan 12,
Geraldine Powers, Florida
# 18,297:
10:12 pm PST, Jan 12,
Mark Garfinkel, California
# 18,296:
10:03 pm PST, Jan 12,
Dorothy Kirkpatrick, Florida
# 18,295:
10:02 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, Texas
We have enough problems going forward with laws to protect our environment ... Please, for human kind, don't allow us to go backward!
We have enough problems going forward with laws to protect our environment ... Please, for human kind, don't allow us to go backward!
# 18,294:
9:52 pm PST, Jan 12,
Karen Roberts, Alabama
Not in my neighborhood! Releasing toxins has damaged our health. We lived in Anniston, Alabama, site of PCB's and called the most toxic city in the US. My son will remain on medication for life due to PCB's once deemed safe... Prior to 1991, there was no therapy for his condition. His medication, rDNA cost $2,600.00 a month. Again, please consider who you are hurting... Children
Not in my neighborhood! Releasing toxins has damaged our health. We lived in Anniston, Alabama, site of PCB's and called the most toxic city in the US. My son will remain on medication for life due to PCB's once deemed safe... Prior to 1991, there was no therapy for his condition. His medication, rDNA cost $2,600.00 a month. Again, please consider who you are hurting... Children
# 18,293:
9:38 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, California
As GW systematically rescends all safe guards installed by the previous administration, we all will find ourselves at risk in the coming years. Therefore, it is almost mandatory that we have a red flag waved before we croak.
As GW systematically rescends all safe guards installed by the previous administration, we all will find ourselves at risk in the coming years. Therefore, it is almost mandatory that we have a red flag waved before we croak.
# 18,292:
9:30 pm PST, Jan 12,
Lisa Marie, Colorado
# 18,291:
8:57 pm PST, Jan 12,
Gregg Alexander, Ohio
# 18,290:
8:56 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
As a tax payer, homeowner ( due to Katrina no longer do I have a home which was paid for)and mother of two sons. I think I deserve to know what kind of toxin are in my St Bernard Parish Community. Let's face it our Parish Gov ernment is telling people to come back andlive in the parish, yet they will not be honest and tell us want is in the soil or water after Katrina. If EPA is honest with the people, and these people decide to return to a community, it would be on them, they would not beable to blame the EPA for what may happen to them in the future. Honesty is what we all need, Like they say the truth hurts sometimes, but it can also help you to make a wise decision for your family.
As a tax payer, homeowner ( due to Katrina no longer do I have a home which was paid for)and mother of two sons. I think I deserve to know what kind of toxin are in my St Bernard Parish Community. Let's face it our Parish Gov ernment is telling people to come back andlive in the parish, yet they will not be honest and tell us want is in the soil or water after Katrina. If EPA is honest with the people, and these people decide to return to a community, it would be on them, they would not beable to blame the EPA for what may happen to them in the future. Honesty is what we all need, Like they say the truth hurts sometimes, but it can also help you to make a wise decision for your family.
# 18,289:
8:46 pm PST, Jan 12,
Claudia Newkirk, California
Because I have the right to know
Because I have the right to know
# 18,288:
8:44 pm PST, Jan 12,
Kerry Dowd, Connecticut
# 18,287:
8:40 pm PST, Jan 12,
Sharon Richardson, Oklahoma
so we can sue your butts if we become ill, due to the toxins in our community.
so we can sue your butts if we become ill, due to the toxins in our community.
# 18,286:
8:21 pm PST, Jan 12,
Anne Gooden, Arizona
# 18,285:
8:21 pm PST, Jan 12,
Kathy Cook, Rhode Island
Ex: I just moved from a apt putting out carb. mon. chemicals I am sick from it and had to move.Place has been cited but I am fighting for my security deposit back and I contacted the city where I live and they are being cited
Ex: I just moved from a apt putting out carb. mon. chemicals I am sick from it and had to move.Place has been cited but I am fighting for my security deposit back and I contacted the city where I live and they are being cited
# 18,284:
8:04 pm PST, Jan 12,
Madeline Rivera, Arizona
# 18,283:
8:00 pm PST, Jan 12,
Nichole Gardynik, Michigan
# 18,282:
7:54 pm PST, Jan 12,
Matthew Gage, Massachusetts
We deserve to know which companies are poisoning our children.
We deserve to know which companies are poisoning our children.
# 18,281:
7:54 pm PST, Jan 12,
Nancy Williams, North Carolina
# 18,280:
7:46 pm PST, Jan 12,
Luiza Vladescu, Florida
# 18,279:
7:38 pm PST, Jan 12,
Margaret Fullam, Georgia
# 18,278:
7:36 pm PST, Jan 12,
Amannda Zelmer, Michigan
# 18,277:
7:29 pm PST, Jan 12,
Jean Lana, Pennsylvania
We do not deserve to be poisoned.
We do not deserve to be poisoned.
# 18,276:
7:28 pm PST, Jan 12,
Jean E. Hirsch, Illinois
# 18,275:
7:25 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Without adequate disclosure, how can there be accountability?
Without adequate disclosure, how can there be accountability?
# 18,274:
7:24 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, Wisconsin
I believe I have a right to know what is going on in my community. This is where my and my family's livelihood exists. No one should have to worry about what toxins are in our air. You are charged with protecting the citizenry. Air quality effects everything. Do not allow rules and regulations to become more lax than they already are. Our future depends on it AND YOU!!!!!
I believe I have a right to know what is going on in my community. This is where my and my family's livelihood exists. No one should have to worry about what toxins are in our air. You are charged with protecting the citizenry. Air quality effects everything. Do not allow rules and regulations to become more lax than they already are. Our future depends on it AND YOU!!!!!
# 18,273:
6:56 pm PST, Jan 12,
Sara Millet, Washington
Water is the most precious element - not found anywhere else in the universe. So why are we using it as a garbage can/ toilet?
Water is the most precious element - not found anywhere else in the universe. So why are we using it as a garbage can/ toilet?
# 18,272:
6:56 pm PST, Jan 12,
MaryAnn Weaver, Pennsylvania
The former R. Governor from NJ, who should know a thing or two about Toxic chemicals and their effects on the enviroment. Quit the cabinent due to the deaf ear this administration has turned to the enviroment. Wake up do you really want to subject your kids and grandkids to the world we leave a toxic soup held together by brown crusted dirt.
The former R. Governor from NJ, who should know a thing or two about Toxic chemicals and their effects on the enviroment. Quit the cabinent due to the deaf ear this administration has turned to the enviroment. Wake up do you really want to subject your kids and grandkids to the world we leave a toxic soup held together by brown crusted dirt.
# 18,271:
6:49 pm PST, Jan 12,
Rain Dancer, Texas
# 18,270:
6:34 pm PST, Jan 12,
CaytieMarie Baker, Wisconsin
I think that its important to protect our familys. Most of us just want the best for eachother.
I think that its important to protect our familys. Most of us just want the best for eachother.
# 18,269:
6:32 pm PST, Jan 12,
Susan Runnings, Nevada
# 18,268:
6:23 pm PST, Jan 12,
J. Hooper, California
# 18,267:
6:14 pm PST, Jan 12,
Kelly Sewell, Vermont
# 18,266:
6:12 pm PST, Jan 12,
Tammy Castonguay, Canada
# 18,265:
6:06 pm PST, Jan 12,
Julie Mullen, New York
# 18,264:
5:56 pm PST, Jan 12,
Victoria Wagner, Ohio
Yes i do deserve to know what kind of toxins are being released into my community, I'm not a well person now and i would really like to live the rest of my days being healthy, not know is going to kill everyone and that is not fair to anyone.... Thank You
Yes i do deserve to know what kind of toxins are being released into my community, I'm not a well person now and i would really like to live the rest of my days being healthy, not know is going to kill everyone and that is not fair to anyone.... Thank You
# 18,263:
5:56 pm PST, Jan 12,
Mark Elsworth, Arizona
# 18,262:
5:55 pm PST, Jan 12,
Kim Coljohn, Florida
# 18,261:
5:52 pm PST, Jan 12,
Nancy Bach, Virginia
please keep information on toxic pollution public. It is our right to know about impurities being put into our enviroment. Don't forget, you live on this planet too and you are subject to the same pollution as everyone else. Wouldn't you like to have knowledge about what toxins may be affecting you and your family?
please keep information on toxic pollution public. It is our right to know about impurities being put into our enviroment. Don't forget, you live on this planet too and you are subject to the same pollution as everyone else. Wouldn't you like to have knowledge about what toxins may be affecting you and your family?
# 18,260:
5:40 pm PST, Jan 12,
Tina Thomas, Pennsylvania
# 18,259:
5:40 pm PST, Jan 12,
Barbara Beth, California
Everyone has the right to know at all times what they are drinking, eating, and breathing and it should be healthy, not polluted. It is crazy to weaken these regulations on pollutors.
Everyone has the right to know at all times what they are drinking, eating, and breathing and it should be healthy, not polluted. It is crazy to weaken these regulations on pollutors.
# 18,258:
5:38 pm PST, Jan 12,
Richard Herbin, Texas
# 18,257:
5:32 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, California
# 18,256:
5:31 pm PST, Jan 12,
Carol Board, South Dakota
Our health is the major thing we need to preserve. How can we keep healthy if toxins are continuously released, and we are not warned? It's bad enough that GMO products (corn syruy, soy bean oil, etc) are put in almost every product in a grocery store, why must we be bombarded with toxins too?
Our health is the major thing we need to preserve. How can we keep healthy if toxins are continuously released, and we are not warned? It's bad enough that GMO products (corn syruy, soy bean oil, etc) are put in almost every product in a grocery store, why must we be bombarded with toxins too?
# 18,255:
5:04 pm PST, Jan 12,
Nicole Stefan, Maryland
# 18,254:
5:03 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, Texas
There are too many pollutants released into our airspace, our waterways and even our precious drinking water due to companies who just want to make a buck. These are the same individuals who are polluting without regard to safety of our domestic animals who are unable to go inside to breathe recycled air from airconditioners. The plants and all who release chemicals into "our space" should be totally required to let us know what they are doing, not let us find out when we are dying from what they didn't let us protect ourselves from. WHO ARE THEY TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS WITHOUT THE MAJORITY CONSENT??
There are too many pollutants released into our airspace, our waterways and even our precious drinking water due to companies who just want to make a buck. These are the same individuals who are polluting without regard to safety of our domestic animals who are unable to go inside to breathe recycled air from airconditioners. The plants and all who release chemicals into "our space" should be totally required to let us know what they are doing, not let us find out when we are dying from what they didn't let us protect ourselves from. WHO ARE THEY TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS WITHOUT THE MAJORITY CONSENT??
# 18,253:
4:45 pm PST, Jan 12,
Jeffrey Bilkanich, Arizona
# 18,252:
4:42 pm PST, Jan 12,
Christine Renn, California
# 18,251:
4:38 pm PST, Jan 12,
Name not displayed, Connecticut