EPA oversight: Weighing the parts, ignoring the whole. Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives the green light for a score of agricultural chemicals to come to market. But after pesticide makers win approval for specific active ingredients, they then mix those chemicals with other chemicals. The result is a far different formulation that has bypassed government safety reviews. 100Reporters
http://100r.org/2012/02/epa-oversight-weighing-the-parts-ignoring-the-whole/

EPA proposal cuts water infrastructure funds, increases air, water pollution grants. President Obama proposed a fiscal year 2013 budget containing $8.3 billion in discretionary funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, a $105 million decrease from fiscal 2012 achieved through cuts to state wastewater treatment and drinking water funds. Bloomberg BNA
http://www.bna.com/epa-proposal-cuts-n12884907868/