TRI Restored

The weakening of the cornerstone of environmental right-to-know laws by former President Bush was finally reversed today. The omnibus spending bill signed by Obama includes language that restores the previous reporting rules for the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), the highly successful program that provides the public with information on pollution released in communities nationwide.

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EPA Looking to Settle on TRI

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reportedly negotiating a settlement in the multi-state lawsuit seeking to overturn the current reporting rules to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), according to Inside EPA (subscription required). The agency has requested and received a 60-day extension on the deadline for its response to the states' motion to throw out the current TRI reporting rules.

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House Spending Bill Would Restore Toxics Reporting

The recently introduced House omnibus appropriations bill includes a provision to reverse the Bush-era change that weakened the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), one of the nation's most successful pollution prevention programs. Buried deep within the 1122-page document, sandwiched among the hundreds of earmarks, lies a welcome sight.

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Congress takes on toxics...again

Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) has introduced a bill to reverse the rollback to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) set in place in 2006 by the Bush administration. The introduction of legislation to strengthen the rule coincides with the continuing lawsuit brought by thirteen states against EPA to restore the old reporting rules. Regardless of the outcome of the lawsuit, legislation to strengthen the TRI reporting process would be a welcome improvement.

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