EPA Library Closure Protested by 10,000 Staffers

Some 10,000 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientists, engineers, and other technical specialists have asked Congress to stop the Bush administration’s 80 percent budget cut that would close the agency’s network of technical research libraries. The signatories, who represent more than half of the agency’s total workforce, sent a letter, released by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), saying the cuts would put thousands of scientific studies out of reach and hinder emergency preparedness, anti-pollution enforcement, and long-term research.

See Also: Full Text of PEER Letter (PDF)

Source: LJ

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