Word: burford
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...appointment, even environmental groups remained silent for a time, appearing almost too scared to combine their shared criticism and hoping against hope for a change in the bureau's policies. For here again one can see an irony of contrast because William Ruckelshaus looked wonderful compared to Anne Burford, his predecessor. So far he has done little to deserve this praise...
...rebuild morale, but not worth the effort if the visits lack substance. And apparently they have, to some extent. So far this year these same regional offices, the backbone of the EPA, have sent 35 percent fewer cases than last year to Washington for prosecution. Even considering post-Burford paralysis, this is disgraceful for an EPA chief who pledged enforcement to be high on his list of priorities. And perhaps most alarming of all, Ruckelshaus has shown a decided bias towards "risk-management," or the balancing of the harms of dangerous substances against their benefits to society. Although not inherently...
...years ago that contamination of our world by deadly chemicals could dwarf all previous environmental problems combined. To battle this growing disaster, they created the so-called "Superfund," a $1.6 billion appropriation to the EPA for locating toxic waste, prosecuting law-breakers, and enforcing clean-up and prevention. Mrs. Burford's mismanagement of this fund--including an unaccounted loss of $53.6 million of it--prompted her investigation by Congress and eventual resignation. Mr. Ruckelshaus should concentrate his efforts in this area; obviously he has not done enough...
Other charges about EPA thundered from the Hill last week, the most serious against former EPA Administrator Anne Burford, who was testifying before another House subcommittee. She was confronted with a charge that 15 EPA officials had told congressional probers that they believed Burford was playing partisan politics last year when she delayed announcing a $6 million cleanup grant for California's Stringfellow acid pits. Burford denied the accusation. Her former chief of staff, John Daniel, testified that officials of the President's OMB pressured the EPA to consider industry costs before implementing regulations, even in cases where...
After observing administrators like Richard Allen, Anne Burford, Rita Lavelle, James Watt, Edward Meese and now William Clark, I am convinced that U.S. affairs are being directed by a group of incompetents...