2001 Toxic Release Inventory Available on RTK NET

Just one day after the Environmental Protection Agency's public release of the 2001 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) the information is online and available for searching at the Right-to-Know Network (RTK NET), an online database service operated by OMB Watch. The TRI is a cornerstone environmental database that has become the prime example of informing the public about environmental hazards within communities. The 2001 TRI is the first year that information on releases of lead will be reported and possibly the last year that full waste data from mining companies will be reported. See OMB Watch's June 30, 2003 Watcher article for more on the new TRI data.
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