The EPA Closes Its Libraries, Destroys Documents

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The EPA Closes Its Libraries, Destroys Documents

 

http://ucsaction.org/campaign/12_5_06_EPA_Shuts_Down_Libraries

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun closing its

nationwide network of scientific libraries, effectively preventing

EPA scientists and the public from accessing vast amounts of data

and information on issues from toxicology to pollution. Several

libraries have already been dismantled, with their contents either

destroyed or shipped to repositories where they are uncataloged and

inaccessible.

 

Members of Congress have asked the EPA to cease and desist. Please

call EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson at (202) 564-4700 and tell

him that scientists and the public should retain access to this

information. Urge him to immediately halt the dismantling of the

library system until Congress approves the EPA budget and all

materials are readily available online.

 

Please Note: We've received reports that some EPA receptionists are

denying closing the libraries and destroying documents, telling UCS

supporters that UCS is spreading misinformation, and claiming that

they are simply restructuring and modernizing the system. They're

also saying that it is more effective to call Congress about this

issue. Click here for evidence of why these arguments don't hold

water.

 

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