Displaying results 1 - 10 of 53 items found.
1. Focus on Environmental Protection: Interference at the EPA
(Web Page; Wed Jan 28 15:26:00 CST 2009)
Description: A report detailing political interference in science at the Environmental Protection Agency, which combines dozens of interviews with current and former EPA staff, analysis of government documents, more than 1,600 responses to a survey sent to current EPA scientists, and 70 pages of written comments from scientists. The results show that political interference in science is causing the EPA to fail in its mission to protect human health and the environment.
(File; Wed Jul 16 08:01:00 CDT 2008)
Description: A report by the Union of Concerned Scientists based off a survey of scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency combined with interviews and other investigations. The results show that on numerous issues, political appointees have edited scientific documents, manipulated scientific assessments, and generally sought to undermine the science behind dozens of EPA regulations.
3. Hundreds of EPA Scientists Report Political Interference
(Web Page; Tue Aug 26 13:57:00 CDT 2008)
Description: A new UCS survey finds that hundreds of EPA scientists report interference in their work by government officials.
4. Interference at the EPA-Executive Summary
(File; Tue Aug 12 14:40:00 CDT 2008)
Description: Executive summary of the report "Interference at the EPA: Politics and Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency" released by the Union of Concerned Scientists on the subject of politicization of EPA science.
5. UCS Expert to Testify At House Hearing on Political Interference in EPA Decisions on Toxic Chemicals
(Web Page; Thu Sep 18 13:10:00 CDT 2008)
Description: UCS Expert to Testify At House Hearing on Political Interference at EPA
(File; Tue Jul 15 13:31:00 CDT 2008)
Description: Selected essay responses from the Union of Concerned Scientists survey of EPA scientists, "Interference at the EPA: Politics and Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency" on the subject of political interference in science.
(File; Tue Jul 15 13:29:00 CDT 2008)
Description: Frequently Asked Questions about the Union of Concerned Scientist's Report "Interference at the EPA: Science and Politics and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
8. Surveys of Scientists at Federal Agencies
(Web Page; Thu Aug 27 09:41:00 CDT 2009)
Description: Survey of scientists at the EPA, FDA, NOAA Fisheries, FWS, and climate agencies that report significant interference in their work.
(File; Tue Aug 12 13:29:00 CDT 2008)
Description: Fact sheet on air pollution and political interference in science at the EPA, based off of investigations by the Union of Concerned Scientists and described in the report "Interference at the EPA: Politics and Science at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency."
10. EPA Survey- Questions and Responses
(File; Tue Jul 15 13:41:00 CDT 2008)
Description: Questions and responses from a Union of Concerned Scientists survey of EPA scientists on the subject of political interference in science.
