EPA wants less reporting of toxic spills

[gulfcoastliberal]

"A frontal assault" on one of the nation's most successful environmental laws

by John Helprin, Associated Press

Sept. 21, 2005

The government wants to quit forcing companies to report small releases of toxic pollutants and allow them to submit reports on their pollution less frequently.

Saying it wants to ease its regulatory burden on companies, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed adopting a "short form" that would excuse companies from disclosing spills and other releases of toxic substances if:

* They claim to release fewer than 5,000 pounds of a specific chemical. The current limit is 500 pounds.

* They store onsite but claim to release "zero" amounts of the worst pollutants, such as mercury, DDT and PCBs, that persist in the environment and work up the food chain. However, they must report if they have stored dioxin or dioxin-like compounds, even if none is released.

More:

http://www.unknownnews.org/0509230521P-is-for-Protection.html

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[louis-t]

1. Yes, by all means, let bushites regulate themselves

Teacher's out of the room, it's time to dismantle 100 years of progress against poisoning ourselves. Sheeesh!

[Lilyhoney]

2. Thanks for the post and link. nt