EPA Scientific Integrity Proposal Missing Critical Elements
Sep 7, 2011 by Gavin Baker
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft scientific integrity policy is missing critical elements needed to effectively safeguard science at the agency, OMB Watch said in comments filed yesterday. The policy must be improved if the agency is to ensure that the best science informs policy decisions that affect the health and environmental quality of all Americans.
read in fullThree Months Later, Missing "Oil Budget" Methodology Released
Nov 23, 2010 by Gavin Baker
The government responders to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill today released its report on the "oil budget" tool used to calculate what happened to the spilled oil. Unlike the version of the report released on Aug. 4, this one comes peer-reviewed and with methodology.
read in fullWhat Happened to Obama’s Commitment to Scientific Integrity?
Mar 9, 2010 by Matthew Madia
Today, March 9, is the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s scientific integrity memo which instructed his staff to produce within 120 days recommendations for ensuring independence of federal scientists and limiting political interference in their work. 365 days later, we’re still waiting.
read in fullEPA Releases OMB Comments on Chemical Studies
Oct 15, 2009 by Matthew Madia
As promised, the Environmental Protection Agency is releasing White House comments on EPA assessments of potentially toxic chemicals. Yesterday, EPA released the first batch of comments on four ongoing risk assessments.
read in fullQuestions Unanswered on White House Role in EPA IRIS Process
Jun 3, 2009 by Matthew Madia
As I blogged a couple weeks ago, the Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to streamline its process for assessing the health effects of chemicals under its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS).
read in fullEPA Regains Control over Chemical Assessments
May 21, 2009 by Matthew Madia
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would take back the reins of its program for assessing the risks of industrial chemicals after the process had become corrupted by political forces.
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