TRI Action Materials & Data
Public health professionals, scientists, public officials, Members of Congress and others are telling EPA to abandon its TRI proposals. Below find fact sheets on the proposals, an analysis that shows 1 in 10 communities will loose all of their TRI pollution statistics data, statements in opposition to the proposals, and how to call on your Members of Congress to save the TRI program.
Fact Sheets
EPA Changes to TRI Fact Sheet
Mass Opposition: Analysis of 120,000 Public Comments
Analysis of TRI pollution data lost by state, zip code, and facility
Editorials Oppose EPA's TRI Proposals
TRI Background Information Fact Sheet
TRI Reports
OMB Watch: Dismantling the Public's Right to Know
National Environmental Trust: TRI Data Breakdown
Pollution Watch: Partners in Pollution
Take Action
Tell Congress to Stop EPA's Rollback of Toxic Pollution Reporting
3 Steps for Organizations to Help Protect TRI
Write a Letter to the Editor of Your Local Newspaper
Congressional Statements and Letters
Sen. Frank Lautenberg's Press Release Announcing 'Hold' to Protest TRI Proposals
Letter requesting a GAO investigation by Sens. Jim Jeffords, Olympia Snow, and Frank Lautenberg
6 Senators write to EPA
56 House Members write to EPA
3 House Members write to EPA
Senator Jeffords Statement
Testimony from Health Professionals and Scientists
Five-minute Video Testimony from Dr. Michael R. Harbut MD, Karmanos Cancer Institute, February 20, 2006 (Click here for dial-up modem)
Resolutions and Statements from Organizations and Associations
Resolution from the Environmental Council of States (ECOS)
EPA Science Advisory Board Commentary to EPA Administrator Johnson
Resolution from American Library Association
Statement from OMB Watch
Letter from 233 organizations calling on Congress to stop EPA's Proposals
Press Conference on TRI (MP3, 4.5 megs)