EPA MAKING ILLEGAL, SECRET AGREEMENTS

[Nordmadr]

EPA MAKING ILLEGAL, SECRET AGREEMENTS WITH PESTICIDE MAKERS, THREATENING PUBLIC HEALTH, LAWSUIT CHARGES

Private Meetings with Chemical Companies Violate Federal Laws Requiring an Open Process


WASHINGTON (February 17, 2005) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is illegally negotiating secret agreements with industry lobbyists over pesticide regulation, according to a lawsuit filed today by NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). The lawsuit specifically cites private agreements between the agency and chemical companies over the regulation of atrazine, one of the most heavily used weed-killers in the country, and DDVP, a highly toxic insecticide. NRDC contends the agreements have undermined public health safeguards by failing to restrict the use of these dangerous chemicals.

"The EPA's secret, backroom deals with pesticide makers are clearly against the law, and they're a threat to our health," said NRDC attorney Aaron Colangelo. "EPA is required to make independent decisions on pesticide safety, instead of negotiating deals with the chemical industry."


http://www.nrdc.org/media/pressreleases/050217.asp

[Nordmadr]

1. Does no one care about this? N/T

[NewJeffCT]

3. the problem is

The Bush Administration pulls so much bullshit that it is hard to keep up with it all... you can literally find many things every day to get angry about and sometimes, something like this is just not surprising and people just file it in their minds as "one more thing"

I agree, it's terrible. But, are you honestly surprised?

[Nordmadr]

4. No, it doesn't surprise me...

but it seems this is exactly the kind of thing we need to keep putting to the forefront as Bush touts his clean skies inititatives and other bullshit doublespeak.

It just burns my ass!

Olaf the Viking

[Ariana Celeste]

2. Honestly,

This doesn't surprise me AT ALL. Good to hear someone is getting on the case though- we can only speculate as to how many secret deals have gone on since Bush first got into office.

:mad: