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...officials said government investigators did not find the leakage significant enough to warrant shutting the equipment down, but Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines state, "Transformers containing PCBs can be used as long as they perform their intended function and do not leak PCBs into the environment...
...Under our regulations, use of a leaking transformer is a violation of the rules," Bill Bunter, EPA toxic substances project manager, said...
William Horsey, physical plant director said ten days ago that the operation of the leaking transformer is within EPA guidelines because a state inspector has looked...
...Government regulations and other sins of "liberal" economics. During the 19th century there were four financial panics of some severity: 1819, 1837, 1873 and 1893. During this time, there were no federal income tax (except for a brief period during the Civil War), no interfering regulatory bodies like OSHA, EPA, SEC. Yet, at about 20-year intervals, except wartime, our economy collapsed and severe poverty afflicted much of the population. Considering this history, Mr. Gilder's distorted view of American economics should be rejected...
...transition isn't over; it's still revving up. But it has all dragged on too long for at least one candidate for an administration post. Back in November--and again in December and January--Chris DeMuth's name kept popping up on lists of people to head the EPA. As far as he knows, he's still under consideration. But another factor has come into play, and now it looks like he'll have to turn down the job if the offer ever arrives. "I can't go down to Washington--my students have already handed in their study...