The Triangle's representatives in Congress are tackling some bureaucratic giants today.
As previously noted, U.S. Rep. David Price of Chapel Hill is using his chairmanship of a homeland security subcommittee to take on FEMA.
U.S. Rep. Brad Miller of Raleigh is using his chairmanship of a science subcommittee to take on the EPA.
Miller today criticized the environmental agency for closing regional and research libraries around the county. He said the actions have reduced public access to environmental information.
"The most generous possible explanation is that EPA managers were stunningly incompetent," Miller said in a statement. "But it is possible that the explanation is more sinister.
"The EPA ignored their own careful plans and abruptly closed libraries, limited access to the public and EPA employees, and just threw away documents that may be irreplaceable. The EPA's ability to protect the environment and public health is badly compromised as a result."
