Bush Seeks to Slash EPA Libraries

Budget Cut Would Shutter EPA Libraries By Christopher Lee Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 15, 2006; Page A15 Proposed budget cuts could cripple a nationwide system of Environmental Protection Agency libraries that government researchers and others depend on for hard-to-find technical information, library advocates say. The $2 million cut sought by the White House would reduce the 35-year-old EPA Library Network's budget by 80 percent and force many of its 10 regional libraries to close, according to the advocates and internal agency documents. That, in turn, would dramatically reduce access to certain EPA reports, guidance and technical documents that are used by the agency's scientific and enforcement staff as well as private businesses and citizens, they say. Read More: Washington Post