EPA Leaders Grapple With Where To House TRI In OPPT Reorganization

As they weigh options for reorganizing the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), EPA toxics office leaders are grappling with where to house the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program, which provides critical data on facilities' annual pollution releases, given the new responsibilities the office must shoulder under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In a new document obtained by Inside EPA , the office's leaders describe the pros of three different proposals for reorganizing OPPT with the major...