Boxer rips EPA chief as bowing to industry- Official says policies speed up benefits to the environm

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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/02/07/MNGR1O07N51.DTL

As if we needed anymore info how corrupt these pigs are:


Boxer rips EPA chief as bowing to industry
Official says policies speed up benefits to the environment

Zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

(02-07) 04:00 PST Washington -- California Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer ripped the Environmental Protection Agency's top official Tuesday for rules changes that could limit the input of scientific advisers into agency decisions and reduce public access to information about toxic substances in communities

Boxer, using her clout at her second hearing as the new chairwoman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, accused EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson of bending to the wishes of industry rather than protecting public health.
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The Battery Council International, a trade group of battery manufacturers and lead smelters, sent a letter to the EPA in July urging it to revoke the ambient air quality standard for lead -- which the agency said in December it is considering. The trade group also asked the EPA to expedite the decision by changing how the agency and scientists review its proposals.
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Johnson insisted he is committed to reducing emissions of lead, which pose health risks to humans, especially children, even at low levels.
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It's interesting how one could even consider letting companies emit more lead into the environment while claiming to want a reduction in lead emissions at the same time.

Like the rest of the assclowns, this jerkoff is also one of *'s Bizarro World transplants.