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Bush Administration's plan to gut the Toxics Release Inventory

Recently [December 7,2005], the Richmond Times-Dispatch published an article about the Bush
Administration's plan to gut the Toxics Release Inventory.

Problem:
Despite the success of the Toxic Release Inventory, a program that requires polluters to yearly report the toxic pollution that they pollute, the EPA wants to keep communities from knowing what pollution is put into their air, water, and land. The Environmental Protection Agency is now threatening to undermine this crucial safeguard, proposing to excuse companies from disclosing large spills and releases of toxic substances and require them to report these releases every other year instead of
annually. The EPA must not go forward with this proposed rule.

The Sierra Club and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy are working to stop this giveaway to polluters.

Solution:
The EPA should strengthen the Toxics Release Inventory to protect communities and workers, not gut the program like they are proposing.

Action Needed:
Send a letter to the editor to the Richmond Times-Dispatch to increase the impact you have already made.

Deadline for responding:
Please take action by December 09, 2005

Join the Virginia Action Network to respond via the Internet