[CPEO-MEF] EPA ombudsman could gain more power with Senate vote

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EPA ombudsman could gain more power with Senate vote
By  Mike Soraghan
Denver Post Washington Bureau

Thursday, September 26, 2002 - WASHINGTON - The watchdog agency that
forced the federal government to remove radioactive waste from a south
Denver neighborhood would get newfound independence under legislation
coming up for a vote today.

The Environmental Protection Agency's national ombudsman would become a
presidential appointee with a five-year term under an agreement between
senators that is to be voted on by the Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee.

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