EPA to unveil scientific integrity plan soon. Will it work?
The agency wants to bulwark defenses for its scientists, but critics question whether its guidelines are strong enough.
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The agency wants to bulwark defenses for its scientists, but critics question whether its guidelines are strong enough.
The new framework helps protect science-based decisions from undue political interference at all federal agencies.
Ask a Scientist: What Must the Biden Administration Do to Protect Federal Science? Elliott Negin, senior writer | December 9, 2020, 4:00 pm EDT This post is a part of a series on Science is not liberal or conservative. It is not Democratic or Republican. Facts, after all, are facts. Regardless, even a relatively simple solution for blunting the spread of the novel coronavirus—wearing a mask—can, and has been, politicized. Since the 1970s, when Congress enacted landmark environmental and publi...