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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!
# 200:
2:06 am PST, Dec 13,
Dr Winston Bayless, California
# 199:
1:25 am PST, Dec 13,
Ariella Taylor, Canada
# 198:
12:52 am PST, Dec 13,
Renee Shelburne, Kentucky
# 197:
11:40 pm PST, Dec 12,
Name not displayed, California
# 196:
11:35 pm PST, Dec 12,
Name not displayed, Maryland
# 195:
11:09 pm PST, Dec 12,
Bria Servoss, Illinois
# 194:
10:39 pm PST, Dec 12,
Christine Lininger, North Carolina
because you are pathetic weasels who would rather bolster big business' profits than protect the taxpayers who are PAYING YOUR DAMN SALARY - STOP SCREWING US AND THE ENVIRONMENT NOW!!!!!!!
because you are pathetic weasels who would rather bolster big business' profits than protect the taxpayers who are PAYING YOUR DAMN SALARY - STOP SCREWING US AND THE ENVIRONMENT NOW!!!!!!!
# 193:
10:25 pm PST, Dec 12,
AnneMarie Olsen, Canada
# 192:
10:21 pm PST, Dec 12,
MARK SALAMON, Massachusetts
# 191:
9:53 pm PST, Dec 12,
Name not displayed, California
# 190:
9:53 pm PST, Dec 12,
Kathy McMahon, Australia
My family have a right to know what pollutants are being emptied into our waterways, into the very air we breathe. Knowledge arms us with the ability to fight harder against those who allow this to occur.
My family have a right to know what pollutants are being emptied into our waterways, into the very air we breathe. Knowledge arms us with the ability to fight harder against those who allow this to occur.
# 189:
9:20 pm PST, Dec 12,
Blue Berry Mary, Texas
# 188:
9:16 pm PST, Dec 12,
Stephen Fox, Pennsylvania
# 187:
9:10 pm PST, Dec 12,
Suzanne Jedrzejewski, New York
# 186:
9:09 pm PST, Dec 12,
Sondra Rojas, Oregon
# 185:
9:02 pm PST, Dec 12,
Amy Wheeler, New York
# 184:
8:57 pm PST, Dec 12,
Terry O'Neal, Virginia
# 183:
7:49 pm PST, Dec 12,
Robin Vosburg, California
# 182:
7:42 pm PST, Dec 12,
David Wright, Oregon
i vote for letting the epa members store all the undisclosed chemicals in their homes for a month
i vote for letting the epa members store all the undisclosed chemicals in their homes for a month
# 181:
7:38 pm PST, Dec 12,
Lissa Holt, Texas
# 180:
6:59 pm PST, Dec 12,
Brian Null, Texas
# 179:
6:56 pm PST, Dec 12,
Rohan Sabnis, California
# 177:
6:42 pm PST, Dec 12,
I Ted Goodnight, Rhode Island
Let's all revisit the original court cases that brought about the movement for environmental legislation. RCRA and SuperFund are ongoing. The catastrophic environmental events of the past are still being suffered today on both sides of the fence. The legislations on the books are there for a reason--to protect the people. We cannot allow this country to move backwards and erase all of the accomplishments of previous generations. History clearly shows us where the path of unfettered industrialisation leads. Without regulation, corporations will exploit, without conscience, both natural and human resources. They will pollute the very water their workers and their families drink, the very air they breath, and use whatever resources avaliable to exhaustion to make more money. The Environmental Protection Agency was chartered for the purpose of protecting the environment, to give the people a voice against the corporate giants that have anything but the people's interests at heart and show no remorse at the harm they cause the world around them. Every small step to reverse regulation and restrictions makes it that much easier for them to get away with more. The next thing you know, pollution will be so bad that cancer will be as common as the cold. We cannot allow this. Corporations must be held accountable for their actions and full disclosure of toxic discharges is absolutely necessary for that to happen.
Let's all revisit the original court cases that brought about the movement for environmental legislation. RCRA and SuperFund are ongoing. The catastrophic environmental events of the past are still being suffered today on both sides of the fence. The legislations on the books are there for a reason--to protect the people. We cannot allow this country to move backwards and erase all of the accomplishments of previous generations. History clearly shows us where the path of unfettered industrialisation leads. Without regulation, corporations will exploit, without conscience, both natural and human resources. They will pollute the very water their workers and their families drink, the very air they breath, and use whatever resources avaliable to exhaustion to make more money. The Environmental Protection Agency was chartered for the purpose of protecting the environment, to give the people a voice against the corporate giants that have anything but the people's interests at heart and show no remorse at the harm they cause the world around them. Every small step to reverse regulation and restrictions makes it that much easier for them to get away with more. The next thing you know, pollution will be so bad that cancer will be as common as the cold. We cannot allow this. Corporations must be held accountable for their actions and full disclosure of toxic discharges is absolutely necessary for that to happen.
# 176:
6:27 pm PST, Dec 12,
Judith Stair, Utah
# 175:
6:22 pm PST, Dec 12,
Maya Silliman, Washington
If this question has to be asked, then we need to start all over again with our education!!!!
If this question has to be asked, then we need to start all over again with our education!!!!
# 174:
6:15 pm PST, Dec 12,
Tiffany Smith, Indiana
# 173:
5:58 pm PST, Dec 12,
Cindy Goustin, Michigan
# 172:
5:54 pm PST, Dec 12,
Katherine Tildes, Ohio
# 171:
5:41 pm PST, Dec 12,
Jocelyn Hyers, Georgia
# 170:
5:39 pm PST, Dec 12,
Elizabeth Oehrn, Sweden
# 169:
5:22 pm PST, Dec 12,
Gary B, California
# 168:
5:17 pm PST, Dec 12,
Name not displayed, Minnesota
# 167:
5:17 pm PST, Dec 12,
Richard Linsenberg, Pennsylvania
# 166:
4:02 pm PST, Dec 12,
Deborah Blackstone, Kentucky
# 165:
3:49 pm PST, Dec 12,
Mark Zappone, New Jersey
It is our planet too.
It is our planet too.
# 164:
3:40 pm PST, Dec 12,
Melanie Cota, Minnesota
# 163:
3:12 pm PST, Dec 12,
Denise Jervis, New York
# 162:
3:03 pm PST, Dec 12,
Sid Jennings, Florida
This is unbelievable, of course the public had the right to know this.
This is unbelievable, of course the public had the right to know this.
# 161:
3:02 pm PST, Dec 12,
Dayton Cooper, New Jersey
Since I live near the most toxic waste sites in the country, I would like to know what toxins are in my locale.
Since I live near the most toxic waste sites in the country, I would like to know what toxins are in my locale.
# 160:
2:48 pm PST, Dec 12,
Josephine Coatsworth, California
# 159:
2:38 pm PST, Dec 12,
Chandra Patel, Tennessee
# 158:
2:38 pm PST, Dec 12,
Leslie Glendye, Massachusetts
# 157:
2:06 pm PST, Dec 12,
Rhonda Compton, Arizona
# 156:
2:02 pm PST, Dec 12,
Sara McKinley, California
# 155:
2:00 pm PST, Dec 12,
Meridee Marsh, Washington
# 154:
2:00 pm PST, Dec 12,
Carolynn Chapman, Pennsylvania
# 153:
1:51 pm PST, Dec 12,
Tabitha Harrison, Pennsylvania
# 152:
1:43 pm PST, Dec 12,
Timothy Brown, Washington
# 151:
1:38 pm PST, Dec 12,
Elin Grimes, United Kingdom