On October 4, 2005, the Environment Protection Agency notified Congress of its intent to reduce the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirement for covered facilities from annual to biannually; and a rulemaking proposal to raise the reporting thresholds from 500 to 5000 pounds. See: Toxics Release Inventory 2006 Burden Reduction | OMB Watch | ALA GODORT’s Resolution on Protecting the Toxics Release Inventory Program
Congress is scheduled to vote this week on an amendment that would prevent the EPA from rolling-back reporting requirements for toxic pollution under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Know as the Pallone-Solis Toxic Right-To-Know Amendment to the Interior Appropriations Bill, a variety of organizations are urging action for supporting the amendment: ALA Legislative Action Center and OMB Watch
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via govdoc-l 5/23/2006
For those tracking the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program,
some positive news: the House passed the Pallone-Solis amendment last
week. For more info see OMB Watch’s press release at the link below.
ALA and AALL were among the signees of the May 17 letter the release
mentions.
House Passes Toxic Right-to-Know Amendment
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