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Published: 04/29/10

EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science, Investigation Finds

By  Sheila Kaplan - Politics Daily
EPA Staffers Were Forced to Ignore Science, Investigation Finds

Environmental Protection Agency staffers have been forced to ignore relevant science, have lacked key monitoring data on human health and environmental impacts, and have worked without crucial information needed to protect the public, according to the preliminary findings of a scientific advisory board. The Committee on Science Integration for Decision Making is still working on its investigation, but has quietly posted draft summaries on the agency's website of 73 interviews with 450 EPA employees -- an unusual bottom-up examination that could bring sweeping changes to the 40-year-old ...

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