Proposal May Ease Rules for Toxic Release Reports ; Supporters Say the Change Would Help Businesses, but Others Say the Public Needs More Information, Not Less.

Portland Press Herald › April 30, 2006

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The 20-year-old program that keeps track of toxic releases from industrial plants and then makes the information public may soon be scaled back.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed streamlining the annual Toxic Release Inventory to reduce the reporting burden on businesses.

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Proposal May Ease Rules for Toxic Release Reports ; Supporters Say the Change Would Help Businesses, but Others Say the Public Needs More Information, Not Less.

Maine state officials, members of the congressional delegation and environmental advocates strongly oppose the changes, saying they wo...

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