Sidelined Science: Let’s Get the House Science Committee Back on Track
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the U.S. House of Representatives should lead the way in bringing science into federal legislation and public policy. But, our new analysis of the...
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Is EPA Excessively Restricting Access to its Science Advisory Board Members?
UCS learned recently that at a closed-door meeting of the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) on July 24, the EPA put forward a new memorandum from EPA Chief of Staff Gwendolyn Keyes Fleming that seems to...
View ArticleUpdate: EPA Will Review Troublesome Communications Policy for Independent...
Last week, UCS joined other science and journalism organizations in a letter to the EPA expressing concern about how a new policy might limit the ability of independent scientists who advise the agency...
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EPA Relaxes the Leash on Independent Science Advisors
The EPA has taken steps to reaffirm the free speech rights of independent scientists who advise the agency, backing away from a memorandum that invited criticism from science and journalism groups late...
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