Green Party ties reform of EPA to coalition deals

THE Green Party yesterday warned its participation in a future government would be conditional on radical reform of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The call came as the party handed over a petition to Environment Minister Dick Roche, containing 5,000 signatures, calling for reform of the EPA.

Laying out EPA reform as a core issue for the Greens, Finance spokesman Dan Boyle noted that none of the agency's board of directors has "ever been a person with an environmental background in an NGO".