>   Subject: : URGENT: Help Protect Toxic Release
> Inventory
> 
> --------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Sean Moulton" 
> EPA recently proposed major reductions in the amount
> of information on toxic pollution that it will
> collect and make available to the public under the
> program. 
> 
> The TRI program, which requires companies to report
> their toxic releases,
> has been incredibly effective at reducing toxic
> pollution. For instance,
> from 1998 to 2003, TRI helped cut releases of toxic
> chemicals in the
> United States by 2.8 billion pounds. For more
> background on TRI click
> here http://www.crtk.org/library_files/TRI.pdf  
>    
>   The EPA has already started a rulemaking to raise
> reporting thresholds so
> that facilities will be able to pollute ten times as
> much before
> reporting the details as well as letting companies
> for the first time
> skimp on the details about persistent
> bio-accumulative toxins (PBTs),
> like lead and mercury. EPA also officially notified
> Congress of their
> intent to cut the TRI program in half by only
> collecting pollution
> reports every other year instead of annually. 
> 
> Under the threshold changes, pollution information
> from almost 4,000
> facilities would essentially disappear. The attached
> fact sheet contains
> additional details about the proposals and their
> impacts. For more
> information on the impacts of EPA's proposals click
> here
>
http://www.crtk.org/detail.cfm?docID=780&cat=industrial%20toxics.
> 
> We are trying to get as many people to speak out
> against these proposals
> and were hoping your group might help spread the
> word. Would you be
> willing to send out a message to your members or
> listserves? Or place an
> alert message on your website. If it would be
> easier, feel free to link
> to our action alert that sends letters to EPA and
> Congress. 
> 
> Please let me know if you can you do this. The URL
> to our action alert is:
> http://www.ombwatch.org/protecttri. 
>   
> The clock it ticking, as currently the deadline for
> comment is Jan 13th.
> 
> This is a full attack on the public's right-to-know
> - unlike anything we
> have seen in 20 years.
>   
> Thanks.
> 
> Sean
> 
> Sean Moulton
> Senior Policy Analyst
> OMB Watch
> 1742 Connecticut Ave. NW
> Washington, DC 20009
> Phone: (202) 234-8494
> Fax: (202) 234-8584
>    
>    
>     Additional Links:
>   Home page of the Right-To-Know Network (RTK):
> http://www.rtknet.org/
>   RTK Net's TRI Alert page: 
> http://www.rtknet.org/trialert.php
>   EPA's Proposal in Oct. 4, 2005 Federal Register:
>  
>
http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/modrule/phase2/TRI%20Burden%20Reduction%20Proposal%20FR.pdf
>   As the RTK is part of the Office of Management and
> Budget (OMB Watch), here is the link to a TRI
> resource center on their web-site:
>   http://www.ombwatch.org/tricenter/
>   Look under "New Materials".
> 
> 
> 
> 
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