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Markey said later Wednesday that his staff met with Obama administration officials who tried to allay his concerns about any interference by OMB officials in science decisions. "OMB and EPA staffs have contacted my office, and have informed my staff that EPA’s ability to do its job as a science-based regulator has not been and will not be inhibited by the OMB ... I look forward to OMB’s formal response to my letter, and I am committed to ensuring that EPA will be able to obtain the information needed to assess the risk that endocrine disruptors may pose to human health." Recent OMB decisions on scientific testing have touched a nerve among left-leaning groups that once charged President George W. Bush's administration with infusing science programs with politics, a practice that the Obama administration has vowed to stop. Full Article at The Hill
OMB and EPA staffs have contacted my office, and have informed my staff that EPA’s ability to do its job as a science-based regulator has not been and will not be inhibited by the OMB ... I look forward to OMB’s formal response to my letter, and I am committed to ensuring that EPA will be able to obtain the information needed to assess the risk that endocrine disruptors may pose to human health.
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House Democrat questions White House role in chemical tests
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The episodes represent a direct assault on scientific integrity because they involve attempts to reverse conclusions by agency experts at the behest of regulated industries whose central objections were rooted in concerns about potential future compliance costs, not the accuracy of EPA’s science
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These actions could put our public health at risk
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directions that could result in forcing EPA to ignore basic biology as well as emerging science behind endocrine disruptors, and miss important opportunities for advancing scientific understanding of endocrine disruptors.
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Our concern is generally that OMB sometimes strays beyond the bounds of its primary responsibility by providing input on scientific issues on which EPA staff have greater expertise ... So what we'd like to see is for OMB to stop trying to override the EPA decisions on science matters as opposed to econo...
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The public must be able to trust the science and scientific process informing public policy decisions ... Political officials should not suppress or alter scientific or technological findings and conclusions.
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EPA and OMB are in full agreement on the review process and there were no problems or issues with the endocrine materials ... OMB endorsed strongly the path forward that EPA had provided. A more formal response will be given to Chairman Markey.
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