Tennessee Environmental News

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TENNESSEE ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS

~~~~ a service of the Tennessee Environmental Council ~~~~

The EPA has released the 2002 Toxic Release Inventory report. Analysis shows a 5% increase in overall toxic emissions - the second time in its 15 year history that the TRI emissions have actually gone up. This is especially important in Tennessee because of our history for high TRI emissions. We've consistently been number one in the nation for developmental and reproductive toxins, and in the top ten for total toxic emissions into the air. Stay tuned for further information about the Tennessee TRI releases in 2002. You can get more information on the new EPA report at http://www.epa.gov/tri . The latest data is due to be on the easy to use TRI Explorer website by the end of the the day June 23rd at http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/ The following are recent news stories of interest.

Nation sees jump in its toxic pollutants. The amount of toxic pollutants in America's air, water and land jumped 5 percent in 2002 - the highest increase since the federal government started keeping track of toxins in 1988.

http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/8988254.htm

EPA: Toxic emissions rose in '02.An independent analysis of EPA's Toxic Release Inventory says systematic underreporting of toxic releases nationwide totals at least 330 million pounds per year. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04175/336187.stm

Claudia Schenck

Tennessee Environmental Council

One Vantage Way, Suite D105

Nashville, TN 37228

phone 615-248-6500

fax 615-248-6545

email tec@tectn.org

www.tectn.org

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