More Library Wrecking by Federal Agents

By Arthur Allen 03/18/2008 06:00PM

If you've ever worked in one of the cramped docket rooms of a federal agency, you know it can be a tiresome way to get insights into the intricacies of regulation. So the government's plan to put documents online is a good, democratic thing.

But before you destroy the paper copies, it's a good idea to make sure they've been scanned.

Apparently, the EPA forgot to do this.