Florida ranks fifth-highest in nation for cancer causing chemical releases, so says a recent report from Environment Florida on the latest federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). Environment Florida is an important environmental group affiliated with FL Public Interest Research Group (FL PIRG).
If that's not bad enough, the EPA might be working to keep this data secret in the future, according to Environmental Florida. The TRI report comes out once a year, however, EPA wants to stop making this report public. EPA doesn't want the public to know how toxic our environment has become, as they've stripped the rules on emissions to help new coal plants go on line, the group said.
If EPA keeps these numbers hidden, how will we know how much mercury emissions JEA is spewing? Florida is famous for government in the sunshine, this sounds like government in the Dark Ages.
To see what toxins Jacksonville is releasing, click here. (Use zip code 32206 for Jacksonville, or your local ZIP Code. And you can learn more about this group at EnvironmentFlorida.org
Thursday, April 12, 2007
What you don't know can hurt you
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Thanks for your e-mail. I have been issued media/press credentials for the Edwards event I'm live blogging tonight. I was wondering what question I would ask him if given a chance from the press gallery if the opportunity opens up. The first thing to pop into my head was what we discussed in our e-mail exchange: what was his position on local mercury contamination. To be more specific I will ask him about the TRI report the EPA wants to stop making public. I doubt I'll be given an opportunity, but that's what I'd like to know his position on if given that chance. Thanks for you efforts and work on this critically important web site.
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