Praise For EPA's Eco-Cops

Frank O'Donnell, TomPaine.com

August 02, 2007

Frank O'Donnell is president of Clean Air Watch, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization aimed at educating the public about clean air and the need for an effective Clean Air Act.

It didn't make headlines, but a report last week by EPA's inspector general was noteworthy for what it didn't say. The report, a review of EPA's enforcement activities, made no recommendations for improvement—a real rarity since most reports of this sort come with a laundry list of suggested changes.

And therein lies a tale.