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Science Transparency: Not a New Concept for EPA
"Science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions ... The public must be able to trust the science and the scientific process informing public policy decisions." Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt…
EPA Releases Scoping Documents for Risk Evaluation of First 10 Chemicals Under "New TSCA"
EPA released on June 1 the "problem formulation" documents for the first 10 chemicals for which risk evaluations are being conducted under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). (See:…
EPA Science Transparency Policy Should Enable Stakeholder Access to Study Data
Now that EPA prudently has extended the comment period on its proposal for “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science”, with comments due August 16th and a public hearing scheduled for July 1th, perhaps the…