Press Release by Browner defending EPA risk judgements

[Louis H Iselin <iselin@alpha.nuceng.ufl.edu>]

Those of you who have not yet sent comments to EPA
may want to add a reference to this in your letter.


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Date: Thu, 9 Feb 1995 16:56:26 -0500
Sender: epa-press@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov
From: GROUP PRESS 202-260-4355 <PRESS@epamail.epa.gov>
To: Multiple recipients of list <epa-press@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov>
Subject: PR STATEMENT BY BROWNER ON HOUSE MARKUP OF THE "RISK" BILL
FEB. 9, 1995

                                  STATEMENT BY
                       EPA ADMINISTRATOR CAROL M. BROWNER
                                       ON
                        HOUSE MARKUP OF THE "RISK" BILL


The risk bill purports to be an application of sound science; in
truth, it perverts not just science but also common sense.  It
mandates a costly, procedural maze that will delay or stop the
public-health protections traditionally enjoyed by all
Americans.  Under the provisions of the bill recently marked up by
the House, EPA could not have banned lead from gasoline or
dangerous pesticides like DDT.  The House Committee actions to date
dictate new, costly procedures that would supersede all
existing laws.  This means 20 years of protections for our children
and our air, our land and our water are being rolled back in the
dead of night without even a thoughtful debate in Congress.  Risk
analysis is an important tool that is already used to
assure all major rules are scientifically justified.  Requiring it
for every single action is neither fair, effective nor affordable. 
We strongly urge Congress to rethink this hastily drafted and
potentially detrimental measure.
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Nothing like favoring your science over everyone else's.

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Louis H Iselin, MEng, EI, ABHP-Part 1    ISELIN@ALPHA.NucEng.UFL.EDU
"I'm going to build a geothermal power plant from a cement truck,
some plutonium, and a paper plate.  Do we have any paper plates,
Nanny?" -- Baby Gonzo      <Live & Learn, Die & Forget It>       <*>
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