[Dioxin-l] (Fwd) [ctw] Under Pressure, EPA Shuts Down Web Site

[Jon Campbell]

this is unbelievable, and confirmed. Both the website and the ftp site are
offline. Please, everyone, forward this mail to everyone you know.

Thanks
Jon Campbell
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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2000 12:04 PM
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> Under pressure from Representative Thomas J. Bliley (R-VA), the
> Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut down its entire
> web site (www.epa.gov), cutting the public off from vast
> environmental resources and information.  Representative Bliley
> asserts that EPA has not provided adequate computer security to
> protect the agency's information.
>
> It is outrageous that government would deny citizens access to
> their government.  Our understanding is that this shut down also
> affects EPA employees' access to e-mail.
>
> To protest this denial of public access, contact Margaret
> Schneider, Acting Deputy Administrator and head of EPA's Office
> of Environmental Information at (202) 260-4724 and Rep. Bliley at
> (202) 225-2815.
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> We'll get back to you with more information as we hear it.
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