Public Access to EPA Library Holdings In Jeopardy — Agency Refuses to Consult with Its Own Scientists; Arbitration Hearing Scheduled
From Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing procedures that may lock away a large portion of its library collections from access by the public, according to agency documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Compounding the inaccessibility of physical collections, the public’s ability to electronically search digitized EPA holdings is problematic as well.