EPA Resumes Library Closure Process

EPA has continued dismantling its libraries in violation of a recent order from lawmakers to suspend the effort, according to EPA memorandums released by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer; Washington). An EPA April memo to staff orders libraries to “disperse or dispose of” their contents. Lawmakers led by Representative Bart Gordon (D., TN) told the agency late last year to stop the process until the matter can be investigated (CW, Dec. 13, 2006, p. 34). Out with the old: Lost data could make it hard for EPA to prosecute...

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