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| EPA Acknowledges Releasing Personal Details On Farmers, Senator Slams Agency |
| 2013-04-10 |
| [FoxNews] The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Tuesday that it released personal information on approximately 80,000 farmers and ranchers to environmental groups, following concerns from congressional Republicans and agriculture groups that the release could endanger their safety. According to a document obtained by FoxNews.com, the EPA said "some of the personal information that could have been protected ... was released." Though the EPA has already sent out the documents, the agency now says it has since redacted sensitive details and asked the environmental groups to "return the information." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 I don't suppose anyone maybe lost their job or anything. Naaah. Just an honest mistake, and they keep their pension. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2013-04-10 21:03 |
| #5 I'm sure the Environmental Terrorist Groups will be certain to return the information without copying or otherwise handing over the personal data.... And of course they don't name *WHO* authorized it or weather (s)he would be fired. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2013-04-10 13:41 |
| #4 Is there any wonder why a permanent national gun registry program is unacceptable? Return the info; might as well try to take the piss out of my cereal. How about accessary to crime oopsEPA? I'm at the point where I doubt this was even and accident. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-04-10 12:49 |
| #3 Were there farm animals involved; a pig named Napoleon? Was there a Mr. Jones or a Frederick wandering about? A familiar Russian allegory comes to mind. :-( |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-04-10 10:54 |
| #2 An Obamacrat polishing their resume for The Journal News? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2013-04-10 10:33 |
| #1 I'm old enough to remember a time before the EPA. Things were worse then - the air and water were dirty. Today, however, things are better (mostly because the polluters have moved operations to China). EPA has responded by looking for more things to regulate, like CO2 and farm dust, and by tightening regulations. The EPA should continue to exist, but its regulations should be rolled back to what existed 15 or 20 years ago. Any new regulations would require an explicit act of Congress. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2013-04-10 10:32 |