Gary Post-Tribune’s Part III on IDEM

Today’s installment of the Gary paper’s critique of IDEM concludes:

The attempt to withhold the list, when other states released their versions to the public, says much more about the attitude at IDEM than it does the actual open record. It’s just another in a series of political moves:

– IDEM hastened the permitting process for BP’s air emissions.

– IDEM officials refuse to fill the environmental liaison role.

– Easterly insists the primary goal of IDEM is raising the average wage of Hoosiers.

– Finally, the failure of the IDEM to realize that withholding public documents isn’t just illegal, it also undermines the agency’s credibility.

But you don’t hear a word from the governor. After all, his minions at IDEM are doing his bidding.

Voters should remember this come November.

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