Boxer Challenges EPA To Produce Superfund Documents

Date: August 1, 2002

Source: News Room

The Environmental Protection Agency has offered to turn over more Superfund documents after Sen. Barbara Boxer accused EPA officials of "obstructionist" behavior. The California Democrat, who chairs a Superfund subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, recently demanded a more complete accounting from Marianne Horinko, the EPA assistant administrator whose office oversees the toxic waste cleanup program. Boxer and Sen. James Jeffords (I-Vt.), who chair the full environment committee, say they believe Bush administration has been holding back money to clean up dozens of Superfund sites.

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