Debate: Important Information

[Norbert Szmyt]

Email from Kevin:

Halley & Norbert --

Just a point of clarification for the upcoming debate - the core of
the issue about release data is the worst-case scenario data
restriction enacted by the Domestic Security Enhancement Act of 2003
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Domestic_Security_Enhancement_Act_of_2003) which explicitly prohibits
the EPA from releasing worst-case scenario data on chemical plants.
Raw TRI data continues to be released (http://www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/
indexdata.htm) but no reports on worst-case scenario data are allowed
to be published any longer. The worst-case scenario reports are what
gets targeted for risks to national security (blueprint for
terrorists) but are also some of the strongest motivators for public
action.

Please forward to your debaters. If you have any questions, please let
me know.

Kevin R. Fodness
PhD Student in STS @ RPI
Freelance Web & Database Systems Developer
Website: http://www.kevinfodness.com