U.S. EPA chief proposes that agency regulations rely only on publicly available data

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Summary:

"A recently proposed rule could significantly restrict the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect Americans’ health and the environment from pollution. Under EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s proposal, the agency would be limited to using publicly available scientific data. Pruitt’s move would affect scientific studies, models, and analyses that are critical for determining regulatory standards—including information used to estimate the health risks posed by individual chemicals and weigh the costs and benefits of regulations. Such regulations dictate allowable levels of air or drinking water pollution, how pesticides may be used, controls on production of new commercial chemicals, and cleanup requirements for hazardous waste sites...."

Link:

https://cen.acs.org/content/cen/articles/96/i18/US-EPA-chief-proposes-agency.html

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oa.new oa.climate oa.epa oa.environment oa.usa oa.government oa.reproducibility oa.data oa.legislation oa.openwashing

Date tagged:

04/29/2018, 14:56

Date published:

04/29/2018, 10:56