Data Quality Challenge Filed Against OSTP on Global Warming Info
Nov 12, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a data quality petition Feb. 20 with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) that challenges global climate change information. The CEI petition seeks withdrawal of the National Assessment on Climate Change (NACC), which is the inter-agency technical document that underlies most of the federal government's recent statements about global climate change.
read in fullEPA Air Quality Data Faces Information Quality Challenges
Nov 7, 2003 by Guest Blogger
An individual affiliated with the Texas Academy of Science recently submitted two data quality petitions to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging information regarding air quality.
read in fullNAS Holds Workshop on OMB Peer Review Standards
Oct 31, 2003 by Sean Moulton
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has scheduled an all-day workshop on peer review for Nov. 18. The workshop is an effort to foster greater dialog on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) recent draft bulletin proposing uniform standards for peer review throughout the federal government.
read in fullMulti-Agency Data Quality Challenge on Global Warming Includes EPA
Oct 23, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) submitted a data quality petition Feb. 10 to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)challenging global climate change information. The CEI petition seeks withdrawal of the Climate Action Report 2002 (CAR) which relies on the National Assessment on Climate Change (NACC), the inter-agency technical document that underlies most of the federal government's recent statements about global climate change.
read in fullNOAA Part of Multi-Agency Data Quality Challenge on Global Warming
Oct 23, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) filed a data quality petition in February with the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), challenging global climate change information. The CEI petition seeks withdrawal of the National Assessment on Climate Change (NACC), which is the inter-agency technical document that underlies most of the federal government's recent statements about global climate change.
read in fullArmy Corp of Engineers Receive Challenge on Monthly Status Report
Oct 20, 2003 by Guest Blogger
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed a data quality petition with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers August 20, 2003, alleging a monthly status report does not meet OMB or the Department of Defense's data quality guidelines
read in fullForest Service Receives Challenge on Endangered Species Habitat Protection
Oct 20, 2003 by Guest Blogger
An Arizona ranch owner submitted a data quality petition to the Forest Service March 21 requesting correction of guidance criteria that calculate the effects grazing has on threatened and endangered species. The petitioner is seeking correction of a specific portion of the guidance that addresses the southwestern willow flycatcher, an endangered bird whose habitat covers the southwestern portion of the U.S.
read in fullScientists Advise Self-Censorship
Oct 20, 2003 by Sean Moulton
In an effort to avoid a system of government-imposed secrecy, a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel recently recommended biologists engage in a system of self-censorship. The panel advocated a process of review, at the university and federal levels, for research that could help terrorists make biological weapons.
read in fullLaw Firm Submits Challenge on Asbestos Guidelines
Oct 6, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius submitted a data quality petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Aug. 19 challenging a 1986 publication that provides guidance to mechanics on the hazards of asbestos exposure.
read in fullCEI Fluffs Up Data Quality Lawsuit
Oct 2, 2003 by Guest Blogger
The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) recently amended its data quality lawsuit against the White House over a global warming study, adding violations of two statues – the Administrative Procedure Act and the U.S. Global Change Research Act.
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