EPA Urging for More “Transparency”

In a recent memo published by the EPA, Administrator Jackson identified that it is time for the EPA to enter the 21st century.  In her memorandum titled, “Improving Water Quality Transparency and Effective Enforcement of Clean Water Act Requirements,” Jackson declared that the EPA must maintain a high level of transparency to show the public how well our environmental laws are being enforced, “Americans have a right to know how their government is doing in enforcing laws to protect the nation’s water, and government has an obligation to clearly inform the public about water quality and our actions to protect it.”

Read the full memo here.