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[Phil Henshaw-2]

From: "Union of Concerned Scientists Action Network" <[hidden email]>
Date: December 22, 2006 3:01:39 PM PST
To: "william Preston" <wpreston at calpoly.edu>
Subject: The EPA Closes Its Libraries, Destroys Documents
Reply-To: notice-reply-w36dgu54vt6nxjm at ga-mail.ucsaction.org

 


The EPA Closes its Libraries, Destroys Documents

Dear william,

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 [phone] 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: The EPA may tell you that the Union of Concerned Scientists
has its facts wrong.  Click here <http://ucsaction.org/ct/V1_AflK1_zkr/>
to see the abundant evidence for yourself.

Sincerely,

Michael Halpern
National Field Organizer
Scientific Integrity Program


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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains a nationwide network
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The libraries represent a unique and invaluable source of scientific
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