ACTIVISTS, UNIONS DEMAND OVERHAUL OF EPA BURDEN REFORM PLANS

A large coalition of environmental and union groups is pressing Clinton administration officials to modify a series of new paperwork reduction initiatives proposed under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act, charging the reforms will cripple EPA's public right-to-know program and deprive communities of critical environmental data. Although EPA and White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) sources could not be reached for comment, sources say officials from both agencies plan to sit down...